Glottis oedema, known scientifically as Larynge Quincke’s edema, is one of the symptoms that can occur in the event of a severe allergic reaction, characterized by swelling of the throat.
This situation is considered a medical emergency, as swelling affecting the throat could block airflow to the lungs, including:
- Symptoms of an allergic reaction appear quickly after a few minutes to a few hours of exposure to the allergy-causing substance.
- Including shortness of breath.
- Feeling a lump in the throat.
- Or breathing.
The organs and organs affected will depend on each person’s immune system reaction in addition to glottis edema, other dangerous allergic reactions that can be fatal in an asthma attack and anaphylactic shock. Learn more about anaphylactic shock and how it happens.
Symptoms of glottis oedema
There are other symptoms that often accompany glottis edema and are associated with allergies, such as hives, skin irritation, wet eyes, enlarged tongue, sore throat, asthma attack, for example.
These symptoms appear 5 to 30 minutes after exposure to an allergic substance, which can be medication, food, insect bites, temperature changes or even a genetic predisposition in people with a disease. Hereditary angioedema.
After evaluating medical equipment and confirming the risk of glottis edema, we recommend appropriate treatment with medications that will rapidly decrease the action of the immune system, including the application of injections containing adrenaline, antiallergics and corticosteroids.
Because there may be severe shortness of breath, it may be necessary to use the oxygen mask, or even tracheal intubation, in which a tube is placed in the person’s throat so that their breathing cannot be blocked by swelling.