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.
Induction therapy is the initial phase of cancer treatment when drugs are given to reduce the number of cancer cells. Cancer patients undergoing induction therapy may experience a number of side effects, such as fatigue, nausea and loss of appetite.darubicin is a chemical that is often used in dealing with cancer in induction therapy. This drug gets at the very core of cancerous DNA growths and prevents the protein signals from transmitting and multiplying the leukemic growths.