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Adult supraglottitis subsequent to smoking crack cocaine.

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Supraglottitis is one possible complication of smoking crack cocaine. From 1992 through 2001, our institution treated nine patients for thermal supraglottitis secondary to crack cocaine inhalation. In this article, we describe two of these cases, and we briefly review what is known about this entity

Esophagitis, epiglottitis, and cocaine alkaloid ("crack"): "accidental" poisoning or child abuse?

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Crack cocaine-related epiglottitis.

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Crack cocaine-induced supraglottitis.

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Unilateral supraglottitis in adults: fact or fiction.

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Supraglottitis and epiglottitis have been described for many years by various authors. Haemophilus influenzae type b is the primary cause of childhood epiglottitis, which classically appears between the ages of 2 and 4 years. Onset is usually acute and the presentation can be dramatic with drooling,

Thermal epiglottitis in adults: a new complication of illicit drug use.

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Four cases of acute epiglottitis due to thermal injury were identified in a larger study of 407 cases of epiglottitis in Rhode Island from 1975 through 1992. All occurred in young adults (aged 22-33 yr) and were caused by the inhalation of heated objects when smoking illicit drugs (a tip of a

The etiology of cardiac arrest in children and young adults: special considerations for ED management.

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Children and young adults rarely present to the emergency department (ED) in cardiac arrest. This review examines published series on nontraumatic, cardiac arrest for patients aged 1 to 45 years and discusses the differential diagnosis for cardiovascular collapse. Among the most common entities

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