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Supraglottitis

MedGen UID:
452721
•Concept ID:
C0749165
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Supraglottitides
SNOMED CT: Supraglottitis (709663002)

Definition

Inflammation of the EPIGLOTTIS and supraglottic structures including the PHARYNX; UVULA; base of tongue; and aryepiglottic folds. It is usually caused by HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE in children but often by different organisms in adults. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSupraglottitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Adult supraglottitis: a potential airway emergency that can present in primary care.
Navaratnam AV, Smith ME, Majeed A, McFerran DJ
Br J Gen Pract 2015 Feb;65(631):99-100. doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X683653. PMID: 25624304Free PMC Article
Acute adult supraglottitis: current management and treatment.
Al-Qudah M, Shetty S, Alomari M, Alqdah M
South Med J 2010 Aug;103(8):800-4. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e538d8. PMID: 20622745
Advances and controversies in the management of supraglottitis and laryngotracheobronchitis.
Rowe LD
Am J Otolaryngol 1980 May;1(3):235-44. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(80)80095-0. PMID: 7004221

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Histopathology of laryngomalacia.
Gan RWC, Moustafa A, Turner K, Knight L
Acta Otolaryngol 2021 Jan;141(1):85-88. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2020.1821246. PMID: 33393421
Supraglottitis due to group B streptococcus in an adult with IgG4 and C2 deficiency: a case report and review of the literature.
Nagaraja V, Stewart TE, Mackay SG, Glenn DW, Wakefield D, Boutlis CS
Laryngoscope 2015 Apr;125(4):852-5. Epub 2014 Aug 14 doi: 10.1002/lary.24874. PMID: 25124395
Spontaneous MRSA postcricoid abscess: a case report and literature review.
Boyce BJ, deSilva BW
Laryngoscope 2014 Nov;124(11):2583-5. Epub 2014 Jul 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.24819. PMID: 25044135
Supraglottic airway infections.
Millan SB, Cumming WA
Prim Care 1996 Dec;23(4):741-58. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70360-2. PMID: 8890142
Pharyngitis, croup, and epiglottitis.
Loos GD
Prim Care 1990 Jun;17(2):335-45. PMID: 2196614

Diagnosis

Acute Emphysematous Epiglottitis: A Case Report.
Sunyecz I, Orabi N, Coutras S
Laryngoscope 2023 Oct;133(10):2747-2750. Epub 2023 Mar 17 doi: 10.1002/lary.30660. PMID: 36929847
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction.
Eskander A, de Almeida JR, Irish JC
N Engl J Med 2019 Nov 14;381(20):1940-1949. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1811697. PMID: 31722154
Infections and edema.
Linkov G, Soliman AM
Anesthesiol Clin 2015 Jun;33(2):329-46. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.02.005. PMID: 25999006
Supraglottitis due to group B streptococcus in an adult with IgG4 and C2 deficiency: a case report and review of the literature.
Nagaraja V, Stewart TE, Mackay SG, Glenn DW, Wakefield D, Boutlis CS
Laryngoscope 2015 Apr;125(4):852-5. Epub 2014 Aug 14 doi: 10.1002/lary.24874. PMID: 25124395
The patient with sore throat.
Chan TV
Med Clin North Am 2010 Sep;94(5):923-43. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.06.001. PMID: 20736104Free PMC Article

Therapy

Supraglottic laryngeal sarcoidosis masquerading as supraglottitis.
Leedman SR, Hendriks T, Leahy TW, Hall D
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Jan 13;13(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232369. PMID: 31937627Free PMC Article
Supraglottitis due to group B streptococcus in an adult with IgG4 and C2 deficiency: a case report and review of the literature.
Nagaraja V, Stewart TE, Mackay SG, Glenn DW, Wakefield D, Boutlis CS
Laryngoscope 2015 Apr;125(4):852-5. Epub 2014 Aug 14 doi: 10.1002/lary.24874. PMID: 25124395
Spontaneous MRSA postcricoid abscess: a case report and literature review.
Boyce BJ, deSilva BW
Laryngoscope 2014 Nov;124(11):2583-5. Epub 2014 Jul 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.24819. PMID: 25044135
Acute adult supraglottitis: current management and treatment.
Al-Qudah M, Shetty S, Alomari M, Alqdah M
South Med J 2010 Aug;103(8):800-4. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e538d8. PMID: 20622745
Supraglottitis: the need of a standardized protocol.
Mir-Franqui CJ, Juarbe-Santos C, Mayol PM
Bol Asoc Med P R 1991 Oct;83(10):430-5. PMID: 1789888

Prognosis

Acute Emphysematous Epiglottitis: A Case Report.
Sunyecz I, Orabi N, Coutras S
Laryngoscope 2023 Oct;133(10):2747-2750. Epub 2023 Mar 17 doi: 10.1002/lary.30660. PMID: 36929847
Adult supraglottitis: a potential airway emergency that can present in primary care.
Navaratnam AV, Smith ME, Majeed A, McFerran DJ
Br J Gen Pract 2015 Feb;65(631):99-100. doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X683653. PMID: 25624304Free PMC Article
Supraglottitis due to group B streptococcus in an adult with IgG4 and C2 deficiency: a case report and review of the literature.
Nagaraja V, Stewart TE, Mackay SG, Glenn DW, Wakefield D, Boutlis CS
Laryngoscope 2015 Apr;125(4):852-5. Epub 2014 Aug 14 doi: 10.1002/lary.24874. PMID: 25124395
Spontaneous MRSA postcricoid abscess: a case report and literature review.
Boyce BJ, deSilva BW
Laryngoscope 2014 Nov;124(11):2583-5. Epub 2014 Jul 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.24819. PMID: 25044135
MicroRNA expression profiles in supraglottic carcinoma.
Zhang T, Han G, Wang Y, Chen K, Sun Y
Oncol Rep 2014 May;31(5):2029-34. Epub 2014 Mar 27 doi: 10.3892/or.2014.3117. PMID: 24676647

Clinical prediction guides

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Adult epiglottitis.
Bridwell RE, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jul;57:14-20. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.04.018. PMID: 35489220
Feasibility of a Supraglottic Airway Device for Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy-A Retrospective Analysis.
Schmutz A, Dürk T, Idzko M, Koehler T, Kalbhenn J, Loop T
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2017 Aug;31(4):1343-1347. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.02.055. PMID: 28550957
Swallowing outcome after TORS for sleep apnea: short- and long-term evaluation.
Eesa M, Montevecchi F, Hendawy E, D'Agostino G, Meccariello G, Vicini C
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Jun;272(6):1537-41. Epub 2015 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3480-x. PMID: 25557003
MicroRNA expression profiles in supraglottic carcinoma.
Zhang T, Han G, Wang Y, Chen K, Sun Y
Oncol Rep 2014 May;31(5):2029-34. Epub 2014 Mar 27 doi: 10.3892/or.2014.3117. PMID: 24676647
Airway intervention in adult supraglottitis.
Madhotra D, Fenton JE, Makura ZG, Charters P, Roland NJ
Ir J Med Sci 2004 Oct-Dec;173(4):197-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02914550. PMID: 16323613

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review of the role of corticosteroids in cervicofacial infections.
Kent S, Hennedige A, McDonald C, Henry A, Dawoud B, Kulkarni R, Logan G, Gilbert K, Exely R, Basyuni S, Kyzas P, Morrison R, McCaul J
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Apr;57(3):196-206. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.01.010. PMID: 30770139
Bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection: case report and systematic review of the literature.
Zhang H, Dziegielewski PT, Romanovsky A, Seikaly H
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 Aug;41(4):E26-30. PMID: 22935186

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