An Atypical Cause of an Epiglottic Abscess

An epiglottic abscess is a rare complication of acute epiglottitis and is life threatening. We describe a case report of a diabetic adult male, who presented with an epiglottic abscess. Culture results showed Aeromonas hydrophila, an organism rarely reported as a cause of acute epiglottitis. Early r...

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Main Authors: Muneera Rabeea, Hasan Al Ansari, Amal Al Abdulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9674852
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