Thermal epiglottitis in adults: A new complication of illicit drug use

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 483-485

  Mayo Smith, Michael F ^a,b   Spinale, Joseph ^c  

^a Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Epiglottitis; Marijuana; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; BURNS, INHALATION; CRACK COCAINE; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030752466     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00077-2     Document Type: Article

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