Subglottic airway hemorrhage associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
A case of subglottic airway hemorrhage in a 6-year-old child with acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is presented. No previous cases have been reported in which idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was associated with this life-threatening complication. In this case, stridor responded to racemic epinephrine and oxygen. Emergency physicians and pediatricians should be aware of this rare complication.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D005931:Glottis; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications*