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Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Respiratory Tract Infections » Supraglottitis
Diseases [C] » Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] » Laryngeal Diseases » Supraglottitis
Diseases [C] » Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] » Respiratory Tract Infections » Supraglottitis
Diseases [C] » Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases [C09] » Laryngeal Diseases » Supraglottitis
Description
Inflammation of the EPIGLOTTIS and supraglottic structures including the PHARYNX; UVULA; base of tongue; and aryepiglottic folds. It is usually caused by HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE in children but often by different organisms in adults. MeSH
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