Acute epiglottitis after COVID-19 infection.

Andreas RennerSatu LamminmäkiTaru IlmarinenTamim KhawajaJuuso Paajanen

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

In patients with acute epiglottitis, the possibility of COVID-19 should be ruled out. Repeated nasofiberoscopy examinations or a tracheostomy, which may produce infectious aerosols, may be required.

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