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Acute epiglottitis in the adult

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. L. Navarrete ,
P. Quesada ,
M. Garcia  and
J. Lorente
M. L. Navarrete*
Affiliation:
Spain
P. Quesada
Affiliation:
Spain
M. Garcia
Affiliation:
Spain
J. Lorente
Affiliation:
Spain
*
M. L. Navarrete, Roca Umbert 5, 3° 1° Hospitalet, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
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Abstract

Acute epiglottitis in the adult is a rare disease, which has shown an appreciable increase since the sixties and in our locality since 1984. We present a review of the cases registered in our hospital, analyzing their aetiology, evolution and treatment. The disease is most likely to be suspected in the presence of any patient having a sudden dysphagia. especially if he shows symptoms of an acute infection and a lack of oropharyngeal pathology.

Keywords

Epiglottitis
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 10 , October 1991 , pp. 839 - 841
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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