Table 2.
A summary and laryngeal finding in patients presenting to Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Emergency Department with acute odynophagia, severe sore throat, and fever during Omicron wave in Sweden
| No. | Sex | Age | Vaccinated (Y/N/P) | Vaccine doses (0‐3) | COVID‐19 before (Y/N) | Comorbidities | Motives for referral to ENT emergency department | Odynophagia (Y/N) | Throat sore (Y/N) | Hoarseness (Y/N) | Fever | Laryngoscopy findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | F | 28 | Y | 2 | N | None |
Peritonsillitis Odynophagia |
Y | Y | Y | Y | General redness in hypopharynx and larynx. No swelling of the epiglottis. Bacterial tonsillitis. |
| 2. | M | 22 | Y | 2 | N | None |
Peritonsillitis Odynophagia |
Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in hypopharynx and larynx. No swelling of the epiglottis. |
| 3. | M | 22 | N | 0 | N | Hepatitis B |
Epiglottitis Laryngotracheitis |
Y | Y | Y | Y | General redness in hypopharynx and oropharynx. No swelling of the epiglottis. |
| 4. | M | 46 | Y | 2 | Y | None |
Sore throat Fever Facial swelling |
Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in hypopharynx, larynx, and epiglottis. No swelling of the epiglottis. |
| 5. | F | 37 | Y | 2 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | N | N | Redness/edematous hypopharynx. Larynx and epiglottis without changes. |
| 6. | M | 21 | N | 0 | N | None | Severe sore throat | Y | Y | N | N | Redness/edematous hypopharynx. Larynx and epiglottis without changes. |
| 7. | F | 27 | Y | 2 | N | None | Epiglottitis | Y | Y | Y | Y | Redness/edematous hypopharynx. Redness in the larynx. Epiglottis without changes. |
| 8. | M | 35 | Y | 2 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | N | Y | Edematous arytenoid region with general redness in larynx and hypopharynx. |
| 9. | M | 48 | Y | 2 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | N | N | General redness in hypopharynx, larynx, and epiglottis. No swelling of the epiglottis. |
| 10. | F | 30 | P | 1 | N | None | Epiglottitis | Y | Y | Y | Y | General redness in the larynx and hypopharynx. Secretion in the larynx. |
| 11. | M | 28 | Y | 2 | N | None | Epiglottitis | Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in hypopharynx, larynx, and epiglottis. No swelling of the epiglottis. |
| 12. | F | 33 | Y | 2 | N | None |
Peritonsillitis Odynophagia |
Y | Y | Y | Y | General redness in hypopharynx, larynx, and epiglottis. No swelling of the epiglottis. |
| 13. | F | 25 | N | 0 | N | None | Epiglottitis | Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in hypopharynx, larynx, and epiglottis. No swelling of the epiglottis. Edematous hypopharynx. |
| 14. | F | 19 | Y | 2 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in the hypopharynx and larynx. Epiglottis without redness and swelling. |
| 15. | F | 58 | Y | 3 | N | Depression | Odynophagia | Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in the hypopharynx and larynx. Epiglottis without redness and swelling. Redness in the subglottic region. |
| 16. | M | 30 | Y | 3 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | Y | N | General redness in the hypopharynx and larynx. Epiglottis without redness and swelling. |
| 17. | M | 39 | Y | 2 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in the hypopharynx and larynx. Epiglottis without redness and swelling. |
| 18. | F | 37 | Y | 2 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | Y | Y | General redness in the hypopharynx and larynx. Epiglottis without redness and swelling. Edematous hypopharynx and ulcers in vocal cords. |
| 19. | M | 26 | N | 0 | N | None | Odynophagia | Y | Y | N | N | General redness in the hypopharynx and larynx. Epiglottis without redness and swelling. |
| 20. | M | 34 | Y | 2 | N | Bipolar disorder |
Sore throat Odynophagia |
Y | Y | N | Y | General redness in the hypopharynx and larynx. Epiglottis without redness and swelling. |