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Epiglottitis as a presentation of leukemia in an adolescent
Daniel Jonathan Kagedan1, Maya Haasz, Neil Kumar Chadha
1From the *Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; †Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein University, New York, NY; ‡Pediatric Emergency Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY; §Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, B.C. Children's Hospital; and ∥Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Wilson Centre for Research In Education, Centre for Faculty Development, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Abstract:
Epiglottitis is a life-threatening entity that can present in children or adults. Although the incidence has declined since the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine in 1985, cases continue to be identified in high-risk populations. In pediatric oncology patients specifically, epiglottitis has been reported after initiation of chemotherapy. We report the first case of epiglottits as the initial presentation of leukemia in a pediatric patient.
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