Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis â the flap at the base of the tongue that keeps food from going into the trachea (windpipe).f epiglottitis is suspected, attempts to visualise the epiglottis using a tongue depressor are strongly discouraged for this reason; therefore, diagnosis is made on basis of direct fibreoptic laryngoscopy carried out in controlled environment like an operating room.
Re-induction chemotherapy. This stage is used to treat ALL if it has come back after treatment. It is also used if a person still has signs of ALL after remission induction therapy.
that chemotherapy-induced neuropathy can be followed with serial non-invasive neurosensory testing, such as two-point discrimination and static and moving pressure thresholds, in a similar fashion as diabetic neuropathy. Vincristine Vincristine is a vinca-alkaloid which binds to intracellular tubulins and causes dissociation of the microtubuli.