Epiglottitis in adults.
Acute epiglottitis has become a disease of adults, probably as a result of immunization of children against Haemophilus influenzae. This article is a review of the literature on epiglottitis, including signs and symptoms, investigation, differential diagnosis, and treatment in the emergency department. The microbiology is discussed and the importance of prophylaxis in exposed persons is stressed.
Carey
M J
MJ
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98144, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans