supraglottitis

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supraglottitis /su·pra·glot·ti·tis/ (soo″prah-glŏ-ti´tis) inflammation of the supraglottis, which can lead to life-threatening upper airway obstruction.

Supraglottitis

Another term for epiglottitis.

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supraglottitis [soo″prah-glŏ-ti´tis]

inflammation of the epiglottis, most often as a result of infection with Haemophilus influenzae type b, but also due to other bacterial, viral, or fungal infection or to thermal injury or other trauma; it is characterized by drooling, sore throat, and distress, and can lead to life-threatening upper airway obstruction. Called also epiglottitis.

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epiglottitis			A diagnosis of viral supraglottitis was made, and the patient was switched to acyclovir therapy; his symptoms resolved within several days. Viral supraglottitis in an adult by Lotfizadeh, Ali; Chhetri, Dinesh K. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Supraglottitis implies involvement of the epiglottis and surrounding structures and is more commonly used to describe adult infection than is epiglottitis (1). Fulminant supraglottitis from Neisseria meningitidis by Gasser, Robert A., Jr. / Emerging Infectious Diseases These structures include the aryepiglottic folds and the loose connective tissues in the pre-epiglottic and para-epiglottic spaces; hence, the alternate term acute supraglottitis. Laryngotracheobronchitis and epiglottitis by Wojciechowski, Bill / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine			suprachoroid suprachoroidea supraclavicular supraclavicular artery supraclavicular lymph nodes supraclavicular nerve supraclavicular triangle supraclinoid aneurysm supraclusion supracondylar supracondylar fracture supracostal supracotyloid supracrestal periodontal pocket supracricoid laryngectomy supracristal supradiaphragmatic supraduction supraepicondylar supraepicondylar process supragingival supragingival calculus supraglenoid supraglenoid tubercle supraglottis supraglottitis suprahepatic inferior vena cava suprahyoid suprahyoid muscles suprahyoid pharyngotomy suprainfection supraliminal supralumbar supramalleolar supramarginal supramarginal gyrus supramastoid supramastoid crest supramaxilla supramaxillary suprameatal suprameatal triangle supramentale supranasal supranuclear supranuclear gaze disturbance supranuclear paralysis supraocclusion supraoptic supraoptic commissure supraoptic nucleus			supraepicondylar supraepicondylar process Suprafacial Suprafix Suprafoliaceous supragelisol supragenic supragingival supragingival calculus supragingival calculus supragingival calculus supragingival irrigation supragingival irrigation supragingival irrigation supragingival irrigation supragingival plaque supragingival plaque supragingival plaque supragingival scaling supragingival scaling supragingival scaling supragingival scaling supraglenoid Supraglenoid tubercle Supraglenoid tubercle Supraglenoid tubercle Supraglenoid tuberosity Supraglotic supraglottal supraglottis supraglottitis suprahamate process suprahamate process suprahamate process suprahamate process Suprahepatic suprahepatic inferior vena cava Suprahepatic Venous Pressure Gradient Suprahyoid Suprahyoid Suprahyoid suprahyoid and infrahy-oid muscles Suprahyoid muscles Suprahyoid muscles Suprahyoid muscles suprahyoid pharyngotomy Suprahyoidala Suprahyoidala SUPRAID suprainfection suprainfection Supralapsarian Supralapsarianism Supralapsarianism and infralapsarianism Supralapsary supralateral tangent arcs Supraleitendes Nanoskop für Angewandte Kernphysikalische Experimente supraliminal supraliminal supraliminal Supralip

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