Case Presentation: A 77-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease and hypertension presented to the emergency department with progressively worsening sore throat, difficulty speaking, and odynophagia for one day. On initial assessment, the patient was in no respiratory distress. However, with an hour of presentation, he developed respiratory distress. Examination revealed tachypnea, stridor, [...]

Case Presentation: An otherwise healthy 9-year-old, fully vaccinated, male initially presented to urgent care with acute onset of sore throat, fever, trouble swallowing, and mild intermittent dyspnea. Due to worsening respiratory distress the patient was brought to an emergency department where he was found to have hoarse voice, trismus and in sniffing position. Laboratory testing [...]