1. Thermal burn of the pharynx and larynx after swallowing hot milk
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Nozomu Mori, Rieko Goto, and Kazunori Miyabe
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Male ,Larynx ,Epiglottis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Laryngoscopy ,Heating ,Swallowing ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Pharynx ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Thermal burn ,Surgery ,Dyspnea ,Milk ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Laryngeal burn ,Anesthesia ,Airway management ,Burns ,business - Abstract
Thermal burns of the larynx after swallowing hot beverages are extremely rare among adults. Most reported cases have occurred among young children. We report the case of a male adult who, upon swallowing hot milk from a bottle, experienced a burn of the larynx affecting the epiglottis and surrounding supraglottic structures. Since dyspnea usually occurs within hours of a burn of the larynx, the importance of airway management in this case is emphasized.
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- 2002
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