Researchers say teen’s thermal epiglottitis was cannabis-induced

Mayo Clinic explains that epiglottitis is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the small cartilage “lid” covering the windpipe swells, thereby blocking air flow into the lungs.

“The clinical and radiographic findings are similar in epiglottitis due to infectious and non-infectious etiologies,” study authors write.

But past studies linking epiglottitis and cannabis seem related to physical injury.

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