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Adult epiglottitis
Author(s) -
Walker Paul J,
Dwyer Dominic E.,
Curotta John H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb117841.x
Subject(s) - epiglottitis , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology
Adult epiglottitis is a disease that is well known to otolaryngologists, but is less commonly encountered in general medical practice. It is being recognized with increasing frequency, and in many respects is different from paediatric epiglottitis. Three patients with adult epiglottitis are described, with an emphasis on the variation in clinical presentation and the difficulty in diagnosis. The appropriate examinations and the management of the disease are discussed. Med J Aust 1988; 148: 309‐310)