title: Radiological findings in acute adult epiglottitis.
abstract: Acute epiglottitis is a rare but life-threatening disease that commonly occurs in children, and also rarely in adults. The symptoms may be mild and non-specific before a rapid onset of airway obstruction occurs. Early diagnosis is essential, as delayed treatment is associated with a high rate of complications including death. We present the clinical and radiological findings of this unusual condition in an adult.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Radiologic Tumor Research at the Department of Radiology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schamp
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pokieser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danzer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denk
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography