Supraglottitis due to group  B   streptococcus  in an adult with  IgG 4 and  C 2 deficiency: A case report and review of the literature | Zendy

Nagaraja Vinayak | Zendy; Stewart Thomas E. | Zendy; Mackay Stuart G. | Zendy; Glenn Derek W. | Zendy; Wakefield Denis | Zendy; Boutlis Craig S. | Zendy

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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

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