title: Epiglottitis as a presentation of leukemia in an adolescent.
abstract: Epiglottitis is a life-threatening entity that can present in children or adults. Although the incidence has declined since the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine in 1985, cases continue to be identified in high-risk populations. In pediatric oncology patients specifically, epiglottitis has been reported after initiation of chemotherapy. We report the first case of epiglottits as the initial presentation of leukemia in a pediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; †Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein University, New York, NY; ‡Pediatric Emergency Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY; §Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, B.C. Children's Hospital; and ∥Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Wilson Centre for Research In Education, Centre for Faculty Development, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Daniel Jonathan
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kagedan
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haasz
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar Chadha
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vinod Mehta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054218:Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*