Pseudomonal supraglottitis occurring in a patient with profound neutropenia secondary to virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome.
We present a case of virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome following Epstein-Barr virus infection in which a fulminant pseudomonal supraglottitis developed. Increasingly, unusual pathogens have been found in immunocompromised patients. This is the first reported case of pseudomonal supraglottitis.
Connolly
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Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
Rowe-Jones
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Leighton
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Ball
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Davies
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Moore-Gillon
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*