CA06.1 Acute epiglottitis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Acute epiglottitis is a special type of laryngeal inflammation, being characterised with a local swelling of epiglottis mucosa. Haemophilus influenzae type B infection is considered an important causative factor. Particularly in children, rapid exacerbation of dyspnoea can occur a couple of hours after the onset of this disease.

synonyms

• Acute epiglottitis
• acute epiglottiditis
• epiglottiditis
• epiglottitis
• Epiglottitis NOS
• Acute epiglottitis and supraglottitis

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