1, Acute epiglottitis is usually caused by a bacterial infection.

2, Methods 180 cases clinical data of acute epiglottitis are summarized and analyzed.

3, Objective To intensify the knowledge about acute epiglottitis, improve the level of diagnosis and treatment,(http:///epiglottitis.html) prevent erroneous management.

4, The incidence of epiglottitis has decreased since the introduction of the HIB (Haemophilus influenzae B) vaccine.

5, Acute epiglottitis can be a life-threatening disease with a fulminant course, affecting not only adults, but children as well.

6, And it may lead to epiglottitis (a life-threatening inflammation of the flexible cartilage that covers the gap in the vocal cords during swallowing).

7, Methods Analysis of 36 cases of acute epiglottitis cases, research its causes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment.

8, Objective To investigate the treatment of acute epiglottitis and care.

9, Conclusion The treatment of acute epiglottitis is the focus of anti-infective and hold the maintenance of airway and, tracheotomy is needed if necessary.

10, Conclusion:Anti-infection and keeping respiratory tract unobstructed are the keys of treating acute epiglottitis. Meanwhile, artificial trachea should be set up when it is necessary.

11, Objective:To discuss the estimation and treatment of adult acute epiglottitis dyspnea.

12, Methods: The diagnosis, first aid, development of pathogenic condition and consequences of treatment of 7 patients with acute epiglottitis were retrospectively analyzed.

13, Objective: To evaluate the effect of treatment on cute epiglottitis of adult.

14, Demonstrate management of patients with upper airway infection suspected of having epiglottitis .

15, Objective To enhance the understanding of diagnosis and therapy on acute epiglottitis.

16, Other important, but less frequent, manifestations of H. influenzae disease include epiglottitis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis and septicaemia.

17, The patient's symptoms and a cherry-red swollen epiglottis, which was seen during intubation and a neck CT (which was done later) confirmed the diagnosis of acute epiglottitis .

18, Up to the present, there have been only limited case reports of non-infectious acute epiglottitis . Most of these cases involve drug abuse or a hot drink.

19, We suspect that the cause of the patient's acute epiglottitis was "red pepper", a food she had consumed during her lunch.