In a retrospective study of the incidence of acute epiglottitis in Sweden, 485 children and 356 adults fulfilled the following criteria: (a) red and swollen epiglottis visualised at laryngoscopy; (b) stridor or difficulties in swallowing own saliva or water; and (c) temperature greater than or equal to 38 degrees C. The age specific incidence in children (0-14 years) was 10 and in adults (great...

The records of one hundred and sixty-one children with acute epiglottitis admitted to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children between January 1975 and June 1984 were reviewed. Forty-five complications occurred in thirty-four patients, including five deaths. The preferred method of airway management is direct laryngoscopy and nasotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia in the presence of...

Acute epiglottitis is an acute inflammation in the supraglottic region of the oropharynx which is a potentially life-threatening condition leading to rapid upper airway obstruction. An infrequent sequel of acute epiglottitis is the epiglottic abscess. Less than 50 cases have been reported in the international literature and even less are the cases that acute surgical intervention was necessary ...