Adult acute epiglottis, entity not fully eradicated and potentially life-threatening
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https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v11i3.729Keywords:
adult, epiglottitis, mediastinitisAbstract
Mediastinitis is a serious medical condition. It´s often the result of an advanced deep neck infection. We describe a 56-years-old man who presented a clinical picture consisted in fever, dysphonia, chest pain, and hemoptoic expectoration. He eventually developed mediastinitis and empyema as a result of acute epiglottitis.
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López Herrero, R., & Pérez Herrero, M. A. (2020). Adult acute epiglottis, entity not fully eradicated and potentially life-threatening. Revista Electrónica AnestesiaR, 11(3), 1. https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v11i3.729
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