title: Thermal burn of the pharynx and larynx after swallowing hot milk.
abstract: Thermal burns of the larynx after swallowing hot beverages are extremely rare among adults. Most reported cases have occurred among young children. We report the case of a male adult who, upon swallowing hot milk from a bottle, experienced a burn of the larynx affecting the epiglottis and surrounding supraglottic structures. Since dyspnea usually occurs within hours of a burn of the larynx, the importance of airway management in this case is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan. blue@kms.ac.jp
authors.forename: Rieko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyabe
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000293:injuries*; D006361:Heating; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*