ENT Emergencies Melissa G. Kress, DO Chief, Section of Pediatric Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery Assistant Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine

ENT Emergencies Airway emergencies Nasal and sinus complications Otologic complications

Airway Emergencies Choanal atresia Lugwig’s angina and deep neck infections Acute supraglottic swelling Peritonsillar abscess Airway foreign bodies

Choanal atresia

Ludwig’s angina/deep neck space infections

Acute supraglottic swelling

Peritonsillar abscess

Airway foreign bodies

Nasal and sinus complications Mucormycosis Complications of sinusitis Orbital Intracranial Epistaxis

Mucormycosis

Orbital complications of sinusitis Chandler’s classification Preseptal cellulitis Orbital cellulitis Subperiosteal abscess Orbital abscess Cavernous sinus thrombosis

Intracranial complications of sinusitis Brain abscess

Epistaxis

Otologic complications Necrotizing otitis externa Meningitis Sigmoid sinus thrombosis Subperiosteal abscess of the mastoid Brain abscess Facial nerve paralysis Sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Necrotizing otitis externa

Meningitis

Sigmoid sinus thrombosis

Subperiosteal abscess of the mastoid

Brain abscess

Facial paralysis

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss