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Acute epiglottitis: a presentation of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2006
Abstract
The incidence of acute epiglottitis in children has declined with the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine in 1992. We report a case of acute epiglottitis in a child secondary to an immunocompromised state. We suggest that when acute epiglottitis is diagnosed in a child we should ensure there is no underlying predisposing condition.
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