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Supraglottitis due to group B streptococcus in an adult with IgG 4 and C 2 deficiency: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Nagaraja Vinayak,
Stewart Thomas E.,
Mackay Stuart G.,
Glenn Derek W.,
Wakefield Denis,
Boutlis Craig S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.24874
Subject(s) - epiglottitis , medicine , group b , immunology , streptococcus agalactiae , group a , streptococcus , pediatrics , biology , bacteria , genetics
Acute supraglottitis is a medical emergency as it can rapidly lead to airway compromise. With routine pediatric immunization for Hemophilus influenzae serotype b, supraglottitis is now more prevalent in adults, with a shift in the causative organisms and a change in the natural history of this disease. Here, we present a case of supraglottitis due to group B streptococcus that occurred in an adult with previously undetected immunoglobulin 4 (IgG4) and complement protein C2 deficiency. Laryngoscope , 125:852–855, 2015