Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Epiglottitis, A Life Threatening Disease – What You Need to Know?
Acute epiglottitis is a medical emergency that without prompt treatment may result in death. It results from the inflammation of the supraglotic structures underneath the tongue. Although it is often considered to be a pediatric complaint the actual current occurrence of epiglottitis in adults are in fact 1 to 2 cases per 100,000 people, which [...]