Open AccessPoint‐of‐care ultrasound for prompt diagnosis and treatment monitoring of acute epiglottitis
Author(s) -
Hori Hiroshi,
Fukuchi Takahiko,
Sugawara Hitoshi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.373
Subject(s) - epiglottis , medicine , epiglottitis , swallowing , throat , laryngoscopy , endoscopy , palpation , stridor , surgery , sore throat , anesthesia , larynx , airway , intubation
A 72‐year‐old woman presented with a 1‐day history of acute throat pain, hoarseness. On cervical ultrasonography (transverse view), the epiglottis was swollen with anterior‐posterior diameter of 3.5 and 3.8 mm at right and left edges, respectively. Laryngeal endoscopy showed marked swelling of the epiglottis, and acute epiglottitis was diagnosed.