title: Adult epiglottitis: prompt diagnosis saves lives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Manchester.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hodgetts
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male