title: Acute meningococcal epiglottitis and septicaemia in a 65-y-old man.
abstract: We report a case of acute meningococcal epiglottitis in a 65-y-old man. He was noted to have stridor of acute onset. We highlight the importance of the diagnosis of acute epiglottitis, early establishment of an airway and appropriate antibiotic therapy. This case report mainly concerns the association of unusual pathogen Neisseria meningitidis and adult acute epiglottitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Alexandria, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sivalingam
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tully
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents