A rare case of acute epiglottitis due to Staphylococcus aureus in an adult.
Epiglottitis has been mainly associated with childhood infection with Haemophilis influenzae type B but cases of adult epiglottitis are increasing. We report here a case of adult epiglottitis and present evidence that it was caused by Staphylococcus aureus. A 48-year old patient with clinical symptoms of epiglottitis grew Staphylococcus aureus in pure culture from an epiglottal swab. Staphylococcus aureus should be considered as a potential pathogen in adult epiglottitis.
Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge;
Clare
C
Harris
Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge;
Lisa
L
Sharkey
Departments of Anaesthetics and Medicine, Hinchingbrooke Hospital Huntingdon;
George
G
Koshy
Departments of Anaesthetics and Medicine, Hinchingbrooke Hospital Huntingdon;
Nicola
N
Simler
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
Johannis Andreas
JA
Karas
epiglottitis; staphylococcus aureus.