title: Acute epiglottitis in the adult.
abstract: Acute epiglottitis in the adult is uncommon. This case reports a young man with acute epiglottitis secondary to a Bacteroides melanogenicus supraglottic abscess. This pathogen has not been previously described as being causitive of epiglottitis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D001443:Prevotella melaninogenica; D014140:Tracheotomy
chemical_list: D002981:Clindamycin