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- Over 178 million global COVID-19 cases and more than 3.8 million deaths highlight the virus's widespread impact.
- Acute epiglottitis is a rare symptom associated with COVID-19, with only two known cases reported before this study.
- A new case is presented involving a 49-year-old male who visited the emergency department with difficulty swallowing and a sore throat, later diagnosed with acute epiglottitis and confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Article Abstract
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.
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