Acute epiglottitis

Overview of acute epiglottitis (acute epiglottitis) epiglottis is the acute inflammatory mucosal lesions, Treatment often to less than abscess formation, children and adults are visible. Pathology Disease (1) infections : Acute epiglottitis (acute epiglottitis) often by a virus or bacterial, Influenza B by more bacillus caused, but also for streptococcus, staphylococcus infection mixed. (2) Trauma : If foreign body piercing, throat injury, and the endoscopic examination or intubation injury. Clinical manifestations (1) rapid onset and are fever, chills, headache, general malaise, can be accompanied by serious breathing difficulties. (2) severe sore throat, swallowing aggravating, it often spills saliva. (3) epiglottic swelling, resulting in ambiguous language, with words like objects. (4) indirect laryngoscopy see epiglottic swelling, especially buds that can be re-spherical, if the abscess formation, epiglottis buds can be seen yellow-white pus point. Treatment (1) broad-spectrum antibiotic dose intramuscular or intravenous drip. (2) If the swelling serious, those with respiratory problems should also increase with hormone infusion to reduce edema in the epiglottis. For the apparent throat obstruction symptoms, should be timely for tracheotomy, in order to avoid suffocation. (3) abscess formation, the laryngoscope under incision and drainage must be made. (4) local antibiotic and hormone given aerosol inhalation, to promote inflammation dissipated.