title: Relapsing acute adult epiglottitis following hypophysectomy.
abstract: Adult epiglottitis is an uncommon disease that may become fatal because of sudden airway obstruction. Recurrent adult epiglottitis has been reported rarely in the literature. We present a case of relapsing epiglottitis in a patient with corticosteroid insufficiency secondary to pituitary surgery. It is the first case to highlight this infection occurring in a relapsing manner in a patient with pituitary-adrenocortical insufficiency on long-term steroid replacement therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UK. momal99@aol.com
authors.forename: Sherif A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.forename: Stuart C A
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hoare
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Frampton
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013974:Thyroxine; D006854:Hydrocortisone