Thermal epiglottitis: Acute airway obstruction caused by ingestion of hot food

Pediatr Int. 2019 Sep;61(9):927-929. doi: 10.1111/ped.13948.
No abstract available

Keywords: airway obstruction; epiglottitis; foreign body aspiration; hot food; thermal injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Airway Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Airway Obstruction / etiology*
  • Burns / complications
  • Burns / diagnosis*
  • Eating
  • Epiglottitis / diagnosis
  • Epiglottitis / etiology*
  • Food / adverse effects*
  • Hot Temperature / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male