acute epiglottitis

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• Acute epiglottitis — A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the trachea) and tissues around the epiglottis that may lead to abrupt blockage of the upper airway and death. The infection is usually caused by… …   Medical dictionary

• Epiglottitis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 4360 ICD10 = ICD10|J|05|1|j|00 ICD9 = ICD9|464.3, ICD9|476.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 169 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|emerg|375 eMedicine2|ped|700… …   Wikipedia

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• Epiglottitis, acute — A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the trachea) and tissues around the epiglottis that may lead to abrupt blockage of the upper airway and death. The infection is usually caused by… …   Medical dictionary

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