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The case of a 29-year-old patient with active laryngeal tuberculosis predominantly involving the epiglottis, without pulmonary disease, is presented. The predominant symptoms are dysphagia, odynophagia, and hoarseness. Laryngeal carcinoma, which shares almost the same symptoms and signs, should be ruled out immediately. Laryngeal tuberculosis is discussed with a brief literature review.
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Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Epiglotis/microbiología , Tuberculosis Laríngea/diagnóstico , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Tuberculosis Laríngea/tratamiento farmacológico , Tuberculosis Laríngea/microbiologíaRESUMEN
Histoplasmosis is an endemic disease mainly occurring in North America and is rare in China. Confirmation of histoplasmosis should be based on a compatible clinical scenario and a positive culture or histopathology. However, there are still many cases that are misdiagnosed or missed, especially in individuals from non-endemic areas. In recent years, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has led to the accurate and timely diagnosis of some rare and complicated infectious diseases. We describe the case of a 27-year-old Chinese man who had chronic progressive pulmonary lesions without any symptoms for more than 1year, until the lesions reached the epiglottis and led to progressive pharyngeal pain. There were no positive results from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and epiglottis tissue cultures, or from epiglottis and lung pathological examinations, but mNGS was able to identify Histoplasma capsulatum in the epiglottis tissues and BALF as the cause of the lesions. The patient was treated successfully with itraconazole.
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Epiglotis/microbiología , Histoplasma/aislamiento & purificación , Histoplasmosis/microbiología , Pulmón/microbiología , Adulto , Pueblo Asiatico , Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar , Epiglotis/patología , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Humanos , Itraconazol/uso terapéutico , Pulmón/patología , Masculino , MetagenómicaAsunto(s)
Epiglotis/microbiología , Epiglotitis/diagnóstico , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Tuberculosis Laríngea/diagnóstico , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Epiglotitis/microbiología , Humanos , Neoplasias Laríngeas/diagnóstico , Masculino , Ilustración Médica , Tuberculosis Laríngea/microbiologíaRESUMEN
An important arousal of tuberculosis has been observed in the last years, together with a change in it's clinical patterns, specially the extrapulmonar form, among wich is this laryngeal tuberculosis. This two facts and the marked polymorphism and mimetism proper of this condition may suggest that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of any atypical lesion of the larynx, in order to obtain an earlier diagnosis excluding carcinoma and instaurate a chimotherapic protocol for minimizing or even avoiding any sequelae. Tuberculous epiglotittis is one of these atypical and unusual forms. The authors report a case of a 67 year-old male and provide a discussion on the diagnostic problems of this condition.
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Epiglotis/microbiología , Tuberculosis Laríngea/microbiología , Anciano , Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Epiglotis/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Laringoscopía , Masculino , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación , Cuello , Radiografía Torácica , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Tuberculosis Laríngea/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis Laríngea/tratamiento farmacológicoRESUMEN
Acute epiglottis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in an adult patient is described. The patient failed to respond to ampicillin and required cephalosporin therapy as well as surgical drainage. In view of increased resistance of Hemophilus influenzae to ampicillin and because of other possible etiologic agents such as Staphylococcus aureus and non-Hemophilus gram-negative rods, consideration should be given for the initial use of one of the recently introduced cephalosporins such as moxalactam or cefamandole in the treatment of adult epiglottitis.
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Cefalosporinas/uso terapéutico , Infecciones por Klebsiella/tratamiento farmacológico , Klebsiella pneumoniae/aislamiento & purificación , Laringitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Ampicilina/farmacología , Cefalosporinas/farmacología , Epiglotis/efectos de los fármacos , Epiglotis/microbiología , Humanos , Klebsiella pneumoniae/efectos de los fármacos , Laringitis/microbiología , Masculino , Resistencia a las PenicilinasRESUMEN
Epiglottis (more properly supraglottitis) is a potentially life-threatening infection of the supraglottic larynx that is most often caused by Hemophilus influenzae type B (HITB). Intrafamily spread of HITB disease has been described often for meningitis, but is rarely reported in epiglottis. We describe two siblings seen concurrently with HITB epiglottitis and discuss prophylaxis of family members and close contacts.
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Infecciones por Haemophilus/genética , Laringitis/genética , Preescolar , Epiglotis/microbiología , Femenino , Infecciones por Haemophilus/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones por Haemophilus/prevención & control , Haemophilus influenzae/aislamiento & purificación , Humanos , Lactante , Laringitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Laringitis/prevención & control , Masculino , Rifampin/uso terapéuticoAsunto(s)
Mycobacterium/aislamiento & purificación , Tuberculosis Laríngea , Acetilcisteína/uso terapéutico , Adulto , Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Epiglotis/microbiología , Epiglotis/patología , Etambutol/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Granuloma Laríngeo/patología , Humanos , Isoniazida/uso terapéutico , Rifampin/uso terapéutico , Tuberculosis Laríngea/tratamiento farmacológico , Tuberculosis Laríngea/patologíaAsunto(s)
Epiglotitis/microbiología , Laringitis/microbiología , Moraxella catarrhalis/aislamiento & purificación , Virus Sincitiales Respiratorios/aislamiento & purificación , Infecciones por Respirovirus/microbiología , Traqueítis/microbiología , Epiglotis/microbiología , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Tráquea/microbiologíaAsunto(s)
Dexametasona/uso terapéutico , Epiglotis/microbiología , Laringitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Ampicilina/uso terapéutico , Niño , Cianosis , Dexametasona/administración & dosificación , Quimioterapia Combinada , Infecciones por Haemophilus/complicaciones , Haemophilus influenzae , Halotano , Humanos , Lactante , Intubación Intratraqueal , Laringitis/diagnóstico , Laringitis/etiología , Laringitis/microbiología , Laringitis/cirugía , Laringoscopía , Oxígeno , Factores de TiempoAsunto(s)
Infecciones/diagnóstico , Infecciones/microbiología , Enfermedades Otorrinolaringológicas/microbiología , Absceso/diagnóstico , Actinomicosis/microbiología , Adulto , Animales , Niño , Preescolar , Epiglotis/microbiología , Cobayas , Humanos , Lactante , Laringitis/diagnóstico , Linfangitis/microbiología , Osteomielitis/microbiología , Otitis Media/microbiología , Enfermedades Otorrinolaringológicas/diagnóstico , Parotiditis/microbiología , Faringitis/diagnóstico , Faringitis/microbiología , Sinusitis/diagnóstico , Sinusitis/microbiología , Tos Ferina/microbiologíaAsunto(s)
Obstrucción de las Vías Aéreas/etiología , Epiglotitis/etiología , Cuerpos Extraños/terapia , Faringe , Obstrucción de las Vías Aéreas/terapia , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Ceftriaxona/uso terapéutico , Cefalosporinas/uso terapéutico , Clindamicina/uso terapéutico , Disnea/etiología , Urgencias Médicas , Epiglotis/lesiones , Epiglotis/microbiología , Epiglotitis/microbiología , Femenino , Cuerpos Extraños/complicaciones , Humanos , Lactante , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/etiología , Staphylococcus aureus/aislamiento & purificaciónAsunto(s)
Absceso/diagnóstico , Epiglotis/cirugía , Epiglotitis/microbiología , Enfermedades de la Laringe/diagnóstico , Absceso/terapia , Adulto , Epiglotis/microbiología , Epiglotitis/diagnóstico por imagen , Epiglotitis/terapia , Humanos , Enfermedades de la Laringe/terapia , Laringoscopía , Masculino , RadiografíaRESUMEN
We present a 40-year-old woman with pulmonary tuberculosis and epiglottic involvement that was initially misdiagnosed as laryngeal carcinoma. The differential diagnosis and management of epiglottic tuberculosis is reviewed and discussed. Although epiglottic tuberculosis is rare, otorhinolaryngologists should keep in mind the possibility of tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of laryngeal tumors. Constitutional symptoms and mild chest symptoms should not always be attributed to carcinoma and smoking.
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Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Epiglotis/microbiología , Tuberculosis Laríngea/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis Laríngea/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , HumanosRESUMEN
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is emerging as an important pathogen. However, MRSA rarely causes epiglottitis. We report an adult with epiglottitis due to a CA-MRSA isolate of the USA300 lineage with Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Maintaining vigilance for CA-MRSA as a cause of an expanding spectrum of severe infections is warranted.