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Pseudomonal supraglottitis occurring in a patient with profound neutropenia secondary to virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. A. P. Connolly ,
J. Rowe-Jones ,
S. E. J. Leighton ,
S. E. Ball ,
E. G. Davies  and
V. Moore-Gillon
A. A. P. Connolly*
Affiliation:
London
J. Rowe-Jones
Affiliation:
London
S. E. J. Leighton
Affiliation:
London
S. E. Ball
Affiliation:
London
E. G. Davies
Affiliation:
London
V. Moore-Gillon
Affiliation:
London
*
Mr A. A. P. Connolly, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF.
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Abstract

We present a case of virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome following Epstein-Barr virus infection in which a fulminant pseudomonal supraglottitis developed. Increasingly, unusual pathogens have been found in immunocompromised patients. This is the first reported case of pseudomonal supraglottitis.

Keywords

Haemophagocytic syndromevirus associatedLaryngitispseudomonal supraglottitis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 739 - 740
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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