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Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
CASE REPORT
Meningococcal serogroup W135 epiglottitis in an adolescent patient
  1. Daniela Beltrami1,
  2. Pierre Guilcher2,
  3. David Longchamp1,
  4. Pierre Alex Crisinel1
  1. 1Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
  2. 2ENT and Neck-Facial Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Pierre Alex Crisinel, pierre-alex.crisinel{at}chuv.ch

Summary

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.

  • paediatrics
  • ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
  • infectious diseases
  • meningitis

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223038

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors All authors contributed to the manuscript as follows: PAC and DB: conception, design, drafting the article. PG and DL: revising it critically. PAC: final approval of the version to be published. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Parental/guardian consent obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.