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Abstract

We report an unusual case of a neonate with aphonia due to epiglottitis with a concomitant methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection of the genitalia and associated septic emboli to the groin area and mouth. We postulate that the MRSA infection caused a transient bacteremia that seeded the epiglottis, likely causing the epiglottitis. In the evaluation of a neonate with aphonia, while the two primary differentials to consider are vocal cord paralysis and laryngeal web, among other considerations is epiglottitis (supraglottitis).

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Title
Neonate with aphonia due to epiglottitis
Author
Noble, Jennifer 1 ; Devor, Renee 1 ; Rogalski, Francis J 1 ; Vergara, Wilfredo 1 ; Reddy, Ramalinga P 1 ; Bhumbra, Nasreen 1 

 Department of Pediatrics, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America 
Pages
116-119
Section
Case Reports
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Sep 2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
20513380
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2290045247
Copyright
© 2014. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.