| Two Cases of Acute Epiglottitis with Sitting up Position, Chin Thrust Forward, Having Dyspnea. |
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Seung Il Woo, Young Min Koh, Hye Sook Ahn, Jae Joong Baik, Keon Uk Park, Yeon Tae Chung |
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Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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Acute epiglottitis is a life threatening inflammatory disease of the upper airway mainly in children, however, the recent reports about acute epiglottitis in adults are increasing. The common symptoms are sore throat, dysphagia, dyspnea and salivary drooling. As the laryngeal edema progresses, the patient sits up, leans forward, with the chin thrust forward, having obvious difficulty breathing. Early recognition and proper airway maintenance until the inflammatory edema subsides are essential steps to avoid a possible life threatening upper airway obstruction. We experienced two cases of acute epiglottitis with sitting up position, chin thrust forward, having dyspnea. |
| Key Words:
Acute epiglottitis, Chin thrust forward |
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