著者

本田 圭司 鎌田 知子 田崎 彰久 畑中 章生

出版者

The Society of Practical Otolaryngology

雑誌

耳鼻咽喉科臨床 (ISSN:00326313)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.105, no.7, pp.681-685, 2012-07-01

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We report a case of burns of the larynx caused by hot food in which emergency airway management was required.<br> A 36-year old male came to the hospital with a sore throat 14 hours after ingesting hot food (takoyaki, a Japanese dumpling containing octopus). Fiberscopic examination revealed mild edema of the aryepiglotic fold. The patient refused hospitalization against medical advice and went home after a corticosteroid injection, but returned to the hospital by ambulance with severe dyspnea the next day (44 hours after the injury). A considerably swollen epiglottis were seen on fiberscopy. Since endotracheal intubation was expected to be difficult, surgical cricothyroidotomy was performed for the relief of the airway obstruction. If a laryngeal burn is suspected, the patient should be hospitalized and observed carefully for 24-48 hours.<br>