1 CASE REPORT
A 46-years-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital with fever and
dyspnea. On examination, her body temperature was 38.0°C, blood pressure
114/79 mm Hg, heart rate 130 beats/min, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min,
and oxygen saturation 97% breathing ambient room air. Her laboratory
findings showed white blood cells count of 9,390
cells/mm3, C-reactive protein 22.46 mg/dL.
Radiographic imaging of chest showed no pneumonia. Direct laryngoscopy
showed right epiglottitis with inflammation and edema of the right
aryepiglottic fold and arytenoid (Figure 1). Thus, we diagnosed this
case as acute supraglottitis.