title: [Acute epiglottitis].
abstract: The experience in treating 5 patients with acute epiglottitis at our Clinic, from 1986-1989, has been presented. The importance of setting an on-time diagnosis and the application of Urbason therapy has been pointed out. We have indicated the specification of this disease, which is a potentially fatal epiglottidean and supraglottic inflammation. All of these cases were successfully solved by suitable antibiotic and Urbason therapy without preliminary tracheotomy or intubation.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za uho, nos i grlo, Vojnomedicinska akademija Beograd.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Knezević
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matić
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Akutni epiglotitis.