Haemophilus influenzae epiglottitis occurring simultaneously in two siblings
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M Trop1, G Zobel, H M Grubbauer
1Department of Paediatrics, University of Graz, Austria.
European Journal of Pediatrics
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Intrafamilial spread of Haemophilus influenzae type B disease has often been described for meningitis, but rarely for epiglottitis. Here we report for the first time epiglottitis occurring simultaneously in two siblings and comment on the value of chemoprophylaxis and vaccination to prevent secondary and primary disease.