Abstract
Acute upper airway obstruction due to laryngeal edema is a common complication of smoke inhalation, but the proper diagnosis of this potentially life-threatening condition is often missed because of similar symptoms produced by coexistent, acute, tracheobronchitis. The usefulness of early transnasal, fiberoptic laryngoscopy in the management of the airways of 15 patients exposed to smoke in a cafeteria fire is reported.
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