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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2018· item PMID:29507021
Meningococcal serogroup W135 epiglottitis in an adolescent patient. Acute epiglottitis is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition. Since the implementation of Haemophilus influenzae vaccination, the number of cases of epiglottitis has decreased and the proportion of other infectious causes has increased. We report a case of acute epiglottitis in a teenager caused by Neisseria meningitidis, an unusual pathogen.