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  • Title: Potentially lethal pharyngolaryngeal edema with dyspnea in adult patients with mumps: A series of 5 cases.
    Author: Ohki M, Baba Y, Kikuchi S, Ohata A, Tsutsumi T, Tanaka S, Tahara A, Urata S, Ishikawa J.
    Journal: Ear Nose Throat J; 2015; 94(4-5):184-6. PubMed ID: 25923277.
    Abstract:
    In this article we describe 5 rare cases of mumps-associated pharyngolaryngeal edema. To the best of our knowledge, this report includes the first case of mumps-associated pharyngolaryngeal edema in a patient who had previously received mumps vaccination, and these cases represent the sixth report of mumps-associated pharyngolaryngeal edema in the English literature. All 5 of our patients with mumps infection were adults and manifested airway stenosis due to pharyngolaryngeal edema. This edema responded favorably to steroid treatment without tracheotomy. We conclude that a pharyngolaryngeal examination is recommended for patients with mumps infection. Steroid treatment is usually effective against pharyngolaryngeal edema; however, in certain cases tracheotomy may be inevitable.
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