there is no evidence that this vaccine prevents epiglottitis. There have been many cases of epiglottitis reported in immunocompromised patients, including...

the epiglottis is known as epiglottitis. Epiglottitis is mainly caused by Haemophilus influenzae. A person with epiglottitis may have a fever, sore throat...

needs immediate hospitalization. Epiglottitis is treated with antibiotics. Routine vaccination has made epiglottitis very rare but it still does present...

laryngoscopy. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include epiglottitis, croup, inhaling a foreign body, and laryngeal cancer. The acute form...

on signs and symptoms after potentially more severe causes, such as epiglottitis or an airway foreign body, have been ruled out. Further investigations...

the mouth, tongue, or throat (esophagitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, epiglottitis) Oral or throat cancer Phagophobia "odynophagia". The American Heritage...

and laryngitis are also considered upper respiratory tract infections. Epiglottitis is a bacterial infection of the larynx which causes life-threatening...

indicative of serious airway obstruction from severe conditions such as epiglottitis, a foreign body lodged in the airway, or a laryngeal tumor. Stridor should...

in encapsulated type b (Hib), a serotype causing conditions such as epiglottitis, is known to be a major factor in virulence. Their capsule allows them...

were on a weekend ski trip at Mammoth Lakes, Christopher suffered acute epiglottitis, going into a coma and cardiac arrest after doctors subsequently carried...