Acute epiglottitis is a rapid-onset inflammation of the epiglottis that can precipitate life-threatening airway obstruction. Historically predominant among children, widespread immunisation against ...

RECENT reviews of acute respiratory disease in childhood 1,2 have failed to emphasize the importance of epiglottitis. Unless physicians are cognizant of the clinical features of this rapidly ...

We report a case of an adolescent with human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with epiglottitis caused by Candida albicans. This patient's symptom was severe oropharyngeal thrush without ...

A teenage girl with no hint of prior asthma or respiratory illness began to feel hoarseness in her throat and a feeling that she needed to clear her throat frequently. Within a few weeks, her ...

Jeannie Mai surprised fans on Monday, Nov. 2 when she revealed that she’ll need to leave Dancing with the Stars due to a recently-diagnosed health condition. The Real co-host made the announcement via ...

(MEDIA GENERAL) – Comedian Sarah Silverman says she is “lucky to be alive” after she was hospitalized last week with a severe case of epiglottitis. Silverman credited the doctors and staff at ...

Hours after visiting a doctor complaining of a sore and swollen throat, 29-year-old driver Michael Reynolds died of a cardiac arrest. The father of a month-old baby, Michael, had concerns that a ...