title: Acute epiglottitis in the adult.
abstract: Acute epiglottitis in the adult is a rare disease, which has shown an appreciable increase since the sixties and in our locality since 1984. We present a review of the cases registered in our hospital, analyzing their aetiology, evolution and treatment. The disease is most likely to be suspected in the presence of any patient having a sudden dysphagia, especially if he shows symptoms of an acute infection and a lack of oropharyngeal pathology.
authors.affiliation: Roca Umbert 5, 3.1. Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Navarrete
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quesada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorente
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents