Laryngeal edema

Introduction Throat edema is a submucosal tissue fluid infiltration at the lax throat. Its causes are infectious and non-infectious. Infectious laryngeal edema can be caused by acute laryngitis, acute epiglottis, acute laryngitis, laryngeal abscess, laryngeal tuberculosis, laryngeal syphilis, and acute suppurative inflammation of the pharynx or neck; non-infectious laryngeal edema can be Due to heart disease, nephritis, cirrhosis, hypothyroidism, allergic or hereditary factors such as injection of penicillin, oral potassium iodide, aspirin and other drugs and allergic substances such as fish, shrimp, crab and other reasons.

Cause

Infectious laryngeal edema can be caused by acute laryngitis, acute epiglottis, acute laryngitis, laryngeal abscess, laryngeal tuberculosis, laryngeal syphilis, and acute suppurative inflammation of the pharynx or neck. Non-infectious laryngeal edema can be Due to heart disease, nephritis, cirrhosis, hypothyroidism, allergic or hereditary factors such as injection of penicillin, oral potassium iodide, aspirin and other drugs and allergic substances such as fish, shrimp, crab and other reasons.

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Consult the medical history for throat and general examination to identify the laryngeal edema as allergic, hereditary vascular or infectious. The former has a sudden onset, accompanied by facial edema and itching, and has a history of recurrent episodes. Sore throat, hoarseness, throat wheezing and difficulty breathing, and may be associated with fever, aversion to cold, sore throat, visible mucosa with dark red edema, shiny surface, wheezing, hoarseness, difficulty breathing, and even suffocation. Diffuse edema of the laryngeal mucosa was visible under the laryngoscope.

Differential diagnosis

The diagnosis should be differentiated from the following symptoms:

1. The throat is enlarged. Throat enlargement is one of the symptoms of the boy's voice change period. The change period: the change period refers to the 14-year-old DD16-year-old teenager, because of the hoarseness, narrow range, pronounced fatigue, local congestion and edema, and increased secretions accompanying the growth of the throat and vocal cords. As a result, the voices of speaking and singing are different from those of childhood and last for six months to one year.

2. The throat is tight. The throat hair is closely related to the adverse reactions after taking the medicine or the autonomic symptoms accompanying certain diseases.

3. Throat throat. Found in tetanus, rabies and so on.

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