Adult Epiglottitis Complicated with a Pharyngeal Mucosal Space Collection
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The authors describe the case of a 30-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency department with a two days history of odynophagia and progressive severe dyspnea.Physical examination revealed an enlarged epiglottis. A neck CT scan to assess complications was performed, confirming epiglottitis and showing a mucosal pharyngeal space collection. Sudden spontaneous elimination of purulent sputum a few hours later confirmed the collection to be an abscess.
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