Epiglottitis
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Epiglottitis Incidence
Facts about epiglottitis:
Childhood vaccines
have dramatically reduced the incidence of epiglottitis.
About 2,000 cases of epiglottitis are reported in the US each year.
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Epiglottitis Risk Factors
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2009
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Epiglottitis References:
Hickerson SL, Kirby RS, Wheeler JG, Schutze GE. Epiglottitis: a 9-year case review. South Med J. 1996 May;89(5):487-90.
Nakamura H, Tanaka H, Matsuda A, Fukushima E, Hasegawa M. Acute epiglottitis: a review of 80 patients. J Laryngol Otol. 2001 Jan;115(1):31-4.
Sack JL, Brock CD. Identifying acute epiglottitis in adults. High degree of awareness, close monitoring are key. Postgrad Med. 2002 Jul;112(1):81-2, 85-6.
