Beware of thermal epiglottis! A case report describing ‘teapot syndrome’
| العنوان: | Beware of thermal epiglottis! A case report describing ‘teapot syndrome’ |
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| المؤلفون: | I.M.M.H. Oen, Naomi Ketharanathan, Joseph Koopman, Veerle Verhees, M.G.A. Baartmans |
| المساهمون: | Pediatric Surgery |
| المصدر: | BMC Anesthesiology, 18:203. BioMed Central Ltd. BMC Anesthesiology BMC Anesthesiology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2018) |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Thorax, Epiglottis, Burn injury, Thermal epiglottitis, Stridor, Epiglottitis, Case Report, lcsh:RD78.3-87.3, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, Scalding, Humans, Airway injury, Laryngoscopy, Respiratory distress, business.industry, Infant, 030208 emergency & critical care medicine, Airway obstruction, Respiration Disorders, medicine.disease, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, medicine.anatomical_structure, lcsh:Anesthesiology, Anesthesia, medicine.symptom, Burns, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| الوصف: | Background The type of scalding injury known as ‘teapot syndrome’, where hot liquid is grabbed by the child with the aim of ingestion and falls over a child causing burns on the face, upper thorax and arms, is known to cause peri-oral and facial oedema. Thermal epiglottitis following scalds to face, neck and thorax is rare and can occur even in absence of ingestion of a damaging agent or intraoral burns, Awareness of the possibility of thermal epiglottitis, also in scald burns, is imperative to ensure prompt airway protection. Case presentation We report the case of a child with thermal epiglottitis after a scalding burn from boiling milk resulting in mixed deep burns of the face, neck and chest, but no history of ingestion. Upon presentation there was a progressive stridor and signs of respiratory distress requiring intubation. Laryngoscopy revealed epiglottis oedema, confirming the diagnosis of thermal epiglottitis. Final extubation took place 5 days after initial burn. Conclusions Thermal epiglottitis following scalds to face, neck and thorax is rare and can occur even in absence of ingestion and intra-oral damage. Burns to the peri-oral area should raise suspicion of additional damage to oral cavity and supraglottic structures, even in absence of intra-oral injury or initial respiratory distress. Awareness of the occurrence of thermal epiglottitis in absence of intra-oral injury is important to diagnose impending upper airway obstruction requiring intubation. |
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| تدمد: | 1471-2253 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12871-018-0665-7 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e6245e0a445e2df972575dfc604072ec https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0665-7 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....e6245e0a445e2df972575dfc604072ec |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14712253 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12871-018-0665-7 |