Epiglottitis as a presentation of leukemia in an adolescent

Daniel Jonathan Kagedan; Maya Haasz; Neil Kumar Chadha; Sanjay Vinod Mehta

doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000238

Epiglottitis as a presentation of leukemia in an adolescent

Daniel Jonathan Kagedan, Maya Haasz, Neil Kumar Chadha, Sanjay Vinod Mehta

Pediatrics

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Abstract

Epiglottitis is a life-threatening entity that can present in children or adults. Although the incidence has declined since the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine in 1985, cases continue to be identified in high-risk populations. In pediatric oncology patients specifically, epiglottitis has been reported after initiation of chemotherapy. We report the first case of epiglottits as the initial presentation of leukemia in a pediatric patient.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	733-735
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Emergency Care
Volume	30
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000000238
State	Published - Oct 12 2014

Keywords

Airway emergency
Epiglottitis
Haemophilus influenzae type B
T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Emergency Medicine

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