TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Laryngeal Tuberculosis (LTb) currently accounts for <1% of all Tb cases. Patients most often present with dysphonia, weight loss, and typically respond well to targeted antimicrobial regimens [1]. To our knowledge, there is minimal data regarding time liberation from mechanical ventilation the efficacy corticoster...

Abstract This report summarises a case of 23-year-old female who was found to have an epiglottic abscess, unusual complication epiglottitis not commonly reported in the literature. Despite reduced incidence childhood following widespread Haemophilus Influenzae vaccination, adult is nonetheless increasing, which would lead expected higher numbers resultant complications. Abscess formation should...

To the Editor: Pasteurella multocida infection in humans usually involves animal contact, most commonly with a domestic dog or cat (1). Epiglottitis due to human P. multocida infection associated with animal contact is very rare (2-4). We report a case of epiglottitis due to P. multocida not associated with animal contact. A 44-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with fever, throat fu...