[Epiglottitis and pulmonary edema in children].
A case of acute epiglottitis complicated by pulmonary edema, after intubation in a 30 month-old child is reported. The pathophysiology of this complication and its treatment associating oxygen therapy and positive end expiratory pressure are discussed.
Leke
L
L
Service de Pédiatrie II, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Amiens.
Krim
G
G
de Broca
A
A
Kremp
O
O
Kilani
L
L
Herbaut
C
C
Risbourg
B
B
D002648:Child; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000150:complications*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*
Epiglottite et oedème pulmonaire chez l'enfant.