Epiglottic abscess as a complication of acute epiglottitis

Laryngeal abscess formation in an immunosuppressed patient: A case report

“…Laryngeal abscesses have been reported in patients with epiglottitis, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, sarcoidosis, actinomycosis, laryngopyocele, and immunosuppression, and even has been reported after injection laryngoplasty . Although this pathophysiology remains uncommon, laryngeal abscess formation should remain in the differential for persistent symptoms, especially in cases of patients on immunosuppression.…”

“…Although once more frequent complications of systemic infection, the occurrence of laryngeal perichondritis and abscess formation are now rare . Infectious and inflammatory conditions have led to abscess formation, but this also can be seen in cases of trauma, radiation, foreign body, and immunosuppression . Despite the fact that they are rare, chronic infectious and inflammatory conditions such as histoplasmosis, tuberculosis (TB), actinomycosis, and sarcoidosis have been reported with laryngeal infection and laryngeal abscess formation.…”

“…Abscesses of the larynx are now uncommon, although they are seen in certain infectious and inflammatory conditions . The incidence of epiglottic abscess formation in children, mostly caused by Haemophilus influenza , also has decreased since the introduction of a vaccine in the 1980s . Laryngeal abscess formation is rare in the immunocompentent host .…”

Sudden Death from Acute Epiglottitis and Epiglottic Abscess in Adult

“…In many cases of adult epiglottitis, the patients have comorbid diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, alcoholism, hepatitis, and malignancy [1,6,7]. The patient in case 2 received medication for hypertension for a long time.…”

A Case of Necrotizing Epiglottitis Due to NontoxigenicCorynebacterium diphtheriae

“…[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] We describe the first reported case of necrotizing epiglottitis in a child infected by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae.…”