Aphonia and epiglottitis in neonate with concomitant MRSA skin infection

Respirology Case Reports

Jennifer Noble¹  Renee Devor¹  Francis J. Rogalski¹  Wilfredo Vergara¹  Ramalinga P. Reddy¹ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America

关键词: Aphonia;    bronchoscopy;    deep venous thrombosis;    epiglottitis;    methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus;    neonate;    Panton–Valentine leukocidin;    supraglottitis;   

DOI  :  10.1002/rcr2.66

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a neonate with aphonia due to epiglottitis with a concomitant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection of the genitalia and associated septic emboli to the groin area and mouth. We postulate that the MRSA infection caused a transient bacteremia that seeded the epiglottis, likely causing the epiglottitis. In the evaluation of a neonate with aphonia, while the two primary differentials to consider are vocal cord paralysis and laryngeal web, among other considerations is epiglottitis (supraglottitis).

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