key: cord-1029688-kz9kulht
authors: Cordial, Parker; Le, Tinh; Neuenschwander, James
title: Acute epiglottitis in a COVID-19 positive patient: A case report
date: 2021-07-07
journal: Am J Emerg Med
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.06.077
sha: 7de0047ce399212243e0a419568f9e3eeee1e319
doc_id: 1029688
cord_uid: kz9kulht

There have been more than 178 million global cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with more than 3.8 million deaths worldwide [1]. COVID-19 can present with a wide variety of symptoms, and one rare manifestation that has been reported in the literature is acute epiglottitis. To date, there have been two reported cases of acute epiglottitis in COVID-19 positive patients [2, 3]. We present a case of a 49-year-old male presenting to a community emergency department with the chief complaint of dysphagia and sore throat, confirmed as acute epiglottitis, in the presence of a positive rapid COVID-19 PCR test.

As of June 21, 2021, there have been more than 178 million global cases and 3.8 million deaths from COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This includes more than 33 million cases and over 601,000 deaths in the United States [1] . Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, dyspnea, fatigue, and myalgias [4] . Patients with COVID-19 are encouraged to recover at home and not seek medical attention except in severe cases [5] .

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