RT Book, Section
A1 Jauch, Edward C.
A1 Hall, Gregory
A1 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181040188
T1 Epiglottitis
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181040188
RD 2024/04/20
AB Epiglottitis  or  supraglottitis  is  an  infection  of  the  epiglottis  and  adjacent  tissues.  Bacterial  epiglottitis,  a  rare  but  potentially  fatal  infection,  is  caused  primarily  by  H  influenzae,  but  S  pneumoniae,  S  aureus,  and  β-hemolytic  Streptococcus  have  also  been  isolated.  The  advent  of  the  H  influenzae  B  vaccination  for  infants  has  changed  what  used  to  be  a  disease  primarily  of  children,  with  a  peak  age  range  from  2  to  6  years,  to  one  occurring  predominantly  in  adults.  Bacterial  epiglottitis  occurs  most  commonly  in  the  winter  and  spring.