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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The most | The most commonly isolated organisms of acute epiglottitis include ''[[Haemophilus influenzae]]'',<ref name="pmid2357085">{{cite journal| author=Trollfors B, Nylén O, Strangert K| title=Acute epiglottitis in children and adults in Sweden 1981-3. | journal=Arch Dis Child | year= 1990 | volume= 65 | issue= 5 | pages= 491-4 | pmid=2357085 | doi= | pmc=PMC1792127 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2357085 }} </ref> ''[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]'', [[hemolysis|beta-hemolytic]] [[streptococci]], and ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''. Other pathogens such as ''[[Escherichia coli]]'', ''[[Candida albicans]]'', or ''[[Kingella|Kingella kingae]]'' may be encountered in immunocompromised hosts. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
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* [[hemolysis|Beta-hemolytic]] [[streptococci]] | * [[hemolysis|Beta-hemolytic]] [[streptococci]] | ||
* ''[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]'' | * ''[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]'' | ||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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* [[Aspergillus]] | * [[Aspergillus]] | ||
* [[Bacteroides melaninogenicus]] | * [[Bacteroides melaninogenicus]] | ||
* [[Beta- | * [[Beta-hemolytic streptococcus]] | ||
* [[Blind finger sweep]] | * [[Blind finger sweep]] | ||
* [[Candida albicans]] | * [[Candida albicans]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The most commonly isolated organisms of acute epiglottitis include Haemophilus influenzae,[1] Streptococcus pneumoniae, beta-hemolytic streptococci, and Staphylococcus aureus. Other pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, or Kingella kingae may be encountered in immunocompromised hosts.
Causes
Life-Threatening Causes
Epiglottitis is a life-threatening condition and must be treated as such irrespective of the causes. Life-threatening conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |