EBV epiglottitis: Primary supraglottic viral infection in a pediatric immunocompetent host

Alison Slijepcevic; Daniel Strigenz; Gregory Wiet; Charles A. Elmaraghy

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.07.041

EBV epiglottitis: Primary supraglottic viral infection in a pediatric immunocompetent host

Alison Slijepcevic, Daniel Strigenz, Gregory Wiet, Charles A. Elmaraghy

Houston Methodist

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In this report we describe a case in which a previously healthy 7 year-old male developed acute epiglottitis secondary to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. This patient required fiberoptic intubation and ICU stay.We discuss epiglottitis diagnosis andmanagementwith EBV as the primary etiologic agent.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1782-1784
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume	79
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.07.041
State	Published - Oct 1 2015

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Otorhinolaryngology

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