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Épiglottite aiguë de l’adulte : une série de cas

Acute Epiglottitis in Adults: a Case Series

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Annales françaises de médecine d'urgence

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  1. Hospices civils de Lyon, hôpital Édouard Herriot, service d’accueil des urgences médicales, F-69003, Lyon, France

    C. Muscat, L. Jacquin & K. Tazarourte

  2. Hospices civils de Lyon, hôpital Édouard Herriot, SAMU 69, F-69003, Lyon, France

    J.-B. Le Loch

  3. Hospices civils de Lyon, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, service d’accueil des urgences médicales, F-69003, Lyon, France

    T. Picardo

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Muscat, C., Jacquin, L., Le Loch, JB. et al. Épiglottite aiguë de l’adulte : une série de cas. Ann. Fr. Med. Urgence 5, 195–197 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13341-015-0544-5

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