Epiglottitis causes
|
Epiglottitis Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Epiglottitis causes On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Epiglottitis causes |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alonso Alvarado, M.D. [2]
Overview
The most commonly isolated organisms of acute epiglottitis include Haemophilus influenzae,[1] Streptococcus pneumoniae, beta-hemolytic streptococci, and staphylococcus aureus. Other pathogens such as escherichia coli, candida albicans, or kingella kingae may be encountered in immunocompromised hosts.
Causes
Life-Threatening Causes
Life-threatening conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Epiglottitis is a life-threatening condition and must be treated as such irrespective of the causes.
Common Causes
- Beta-hemolytic streptococci
- Haemophilus influenzae serotype B infection
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | Chloramines in pool water, Smoking illicit drugs |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | Vallecular cyst |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Gastroesophageal reflux |
| Genetic | Hereditary angioedema |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | Laryngeal mask airway, Tonsillectomy complication |
| Infectious Disease | Aeromonas hydrophilia, Aspergillus, Bacteroides melaninogenicus, Beta-hemolytic streptococcus, Candida albicans, Citrobacter diversus, Cytomegalovirus, Eikenella corrodens, Enterobacter cloacae, Epstein-Barr virus, Escherichia coli, Fusobacterium, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Herpes simplex virus, Kingella kingae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis, Pasteurella multocida, Peptostreptococcus, Propionibacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, Stomatococcus mucilaginosus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus viridans, Streptococcus milleri, Varicella-zoster virus, Vibrio vulnificus |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | Laryngeal lymphangioma |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | Allergic reactions |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | Blind finger sweep, Caustic ingestion, Chloramines in pool water, Hot water ingestion, Smoking illicit drugs, Vallecular cyst |