title: Acute epiglottitis. A surgical emergency.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D004825:Epiglottis; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007249:Inflammation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014140:Tracheotomy; D014481:United States