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Relapsing acute adult epiglottitis following hypophysectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2006

Sherif A. Latif ,
Stuart C. A. Winter ,
Timothy J. Hoare  and
Michael C. Frampton
Sherif A. Latif
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UK
Stuart C. A. Winter
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UK
Timothy J. Hoare
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UK
Michael C. Frampton
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UK
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Abstract

Adult epiglottitis is an uncommon disease that may become fatal because of sudden airway obstruction. Recurrent adult epiglottitis has been reported rarely in the literature. We present a case of relapsing epiglottitis in a patient with corticosteroid insufficiency secondary to pituitary surgery. It is the first case to highlight this infection occurring in a relapsing manner in a patient with pituitary-adrenocortical insufficiency on long-term steroid replacement therapy.

Keywords

EpiglottitisPituitary-Adrenal SystemGlucocorticoids
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 12 , December 2003 , pp. 995 - 997
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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