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	Epiglottitis
		Epiglottitis refers to the inflammation of the epiglottis (a small flabby cartilage lid that covers the windpipe), which may cause respiratory obstruction especially in children.
		Epiglottitis is usually caused by Haemophilus influenzae type (an aggressive bacterium that used to be responsible for many serious infections in children under the age of five).
		The bacterial infection that causes epiglottitis is contagious and responsible for multiple upper respiratory and infections sicknesses.
	www.entmags.org /epiglottitis.asp (347 words)

	epiglottitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis, which is part of the voice box in the throat.
		When epiglottitis is caused by an infection, the person may have fever, severe sore throat, and drooling.
		Epiglottitis is a true medical emergency in children and some adults.
	www.northmemorial.com /HealthEncyclopedia/content/169.asp (566 words)

	Epiglottitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis is a disorder caused by inflammation of the cartilage that covers the trachea (windpipe).
		Epiglottitis is most common in children between 2 and 6 years old and is usually caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, although it may be caused by other bacteria or viruses.
		Epiglottitis is a life-threatening disease that begins with a high fever and very sore throat.
	www.shands.org /health/information/article/000605.htm (521 words)

	CROUP AND EPIGLOTTITIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis is a bacterial infection of the epiglottis, the ‘flap’-like valve that guards the airway.
		Epiglottitis is usually due to infection by the Influenza B bacteria.
		The infection of the epiglottis causes a gradual obstruction of the airway by the swollen tissue.
	www.parasolemt.com.au /Manual/epiglottitis.asp (317 words)

	Child Health Library - Respiratory Disorders - Epiglottitis
		Epiglottitis is an acute life-threatening bacterial infection that results in swelling and inflammation of the epiglottis.
		The symptoms of epiglottitis are similar, regardless of the organism causing the inflammation.
		Epiglottitis caused by other organisms cannot be prevented at this time, but are much less common.
	www.chp.edu /greystone/respire/epiglot.php (576 words)

	Epiglottitis
		Some medical historians believe Washington died of epiglottitis — a life-threatening condition that occurs when the epiglottis — a small cartilage "lid" that covers the windpipe — swells, blocking the flow of air into the lungs.
		Epiglottitis can affect anyone, from newborns to older adults, but for the past 50 years, it has occurred most often in children, especially those between the ages of 2 and 7.
		The most common complications associated with epiglottitis are accidental removal of a breathing tube (extubation) and respiratory failure — a life-threatening condition in which the level of oxygen in your blood drops dangerously low or the level of carbon dioxide becomes excessively high.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00529.html (1617 words)

	Home \| aHealthyme.com
		Epiglottitis is an infection and inflammation of the epiglottis.
		Epiglottitis is primarily a disease of two to seven-year-old children, although older children and adults can also contract it.
		Because epiglottitis is caused by a bacteria, antibiotics such as cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, or ampicillin with sulbactam should be given through a needle placed in a vein (intravenously).
	www.ahealthyme.com /article/gale/100084525 (1008 words)

	Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Epiglottitis
		Epiglottitis is a rare but very serious disease that can cause children to die because their airway in the throat becomes blocked.
		Epiglottitis is an uncommon, serious, infection of the epiglottis caused by the germ Haemophilis influenza type B (Hib).
		Epiglottitis is an emergency that has to be treated in a major hospital where a tube will usually be put into the airway to help with breathing.
	www.cyh.com /HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=303&id=1780 (503 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis is a very dangerous infection of the epiglottis (the flap of tissue that closes off the larynx when one swallows - sometimes visible sticking up behind the tongue as a rounded shape) and the area around the voicebox (larynx) with a bacterial germ.
		influenzae epiglottitis, meningitis, cellulitis and pneumonia, diseases that are now very rare but which used to kill or cripple several thousand children a year.
		Children with epiglottitis have an illness that early on masquerades as viral croup, but who had progressive symptoms of high fever, drooling, restlessness and reluctance to lie down because of impending respiratory obstruction.
	www.sleeptight.com /EncyMaster/E/epiglottitis.html (261 words)

	Australian Journal of Oto-Laryngology: Acute epiglottitis in an immunised child (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This case highlights the ongoing presence of acute epiglottitis amongst the immunised population, and the importance of considering it in the differential diagnosis of any child presenting with acute respiratory distress.
		Epiglottitis must continue to be considered as a cause of upper respiratory distress in children.
		Acute epiglottitis is a rapidly progressive airway emergency which progresses to complete airway obstruction within hours unless a prompt diagnosis is made and treatment commenced.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3868/is_200210/ai_n9114214 (1250 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Identifying acute epiglottitis in adults
		Epiglottitis is an inflammatory condition of the epiglottis most often due to infection.
		Epiglottitis should be suspected in adults with fever, stridor, sore throat, odynophagia, shortness of breath, and drooling.
		Awareness of the possibility of epiglottitis in adults and close monitoring of the airway are the keys to management of this potentially life-threatening condition.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/2002/07_02/sack.htm (1839 words)

	Epiglottitis
		Epiglottitis, also known as supraglottitis, is an acute, severe, life-threatening disease of the upper airway.
		Although overall incidence of epiglottitis is dropping, H influenzae is still the most common cause.
		Epiglottic cultures are positive in 50% of cases caused by H influenzae.
	www.online-ambulance.com /articles/doc/9/grp/Your/pg/1/art/Epiglottitis.htm (1910 words)

	Epiglottitis - New Treatments, October 2, 2005
		Epiglottitis is a life-threatening condition that is caused by bacterial infection of the epiglottis, aryepiglottis, and arytenoids.
		Epiglottitis is a pediatric emergency and it is the most dangerous cause of upper airway obstruction.
		Epiglottitis in the child older than 2 years is distinguished easily by its severe, abrupt presentation.
	www.ccspublishing.com /journals2a/epiglotittis.htm (840 words)

	Epiglottitis: Bacterial Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
		The epiglottis is the structure that closes the entrance to the voice box and windpipe (larynx and trachea) during swallowing.
		Children with epiglottitis often have bacteria in the bloodstream (bacteremia), which sometimes spreads the infection to the lungs, the joints, the tissues covering the brain (meninges), the sac around the heart, or the tissue beneath the skin.
		Epiglottitis is an emergency, and a child is hospitalized immediately when a doctor suspects it.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec23/ch272/ch272f.html (496 words)

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		The first symptoms of epiglottitis are usually a fever and very sore throat, which come on quickly over a few hours.
		Epiglottitis is usually caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae B (or Hib), although sometimes it is caused by other bacteria and viruses such as the parainfluenza virus or a streptococcal infection.
		The bacterial infection that usually causes epiglottitis is easily passed between close contacts, so if one family member has this condition, the others should be immediately screened by their GP or hospital doctor.
	www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk /en.aspx?printPage=1&articleId=154 (1628 words)

	Case Based Pediatrics Chapter
		Epiglottitis describes a bacterial infection of the epiglottis.
		The peak incidence of epiglottitis is between the ages of 3 and 7 years, with cases described in infants and adults as well.
		The child with epiglottitis may prefer to adopt a position of sitting up, leaning forward, with their chin pushed forward and they may refuse to lie down.
	www.hawaii.edu /medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/s06c12.html (2132 words)

	Epiglottitis, Eastern Carolina
		Epiglottitis is inflammation of the leaf-shaped lid of tissue (epiglottis) that is located over the opening to the large breathing tube leading to the lungs (trachea).
		Epiglottitis can be life-threatening because the inflamed and swollen epiglottis can rapidly block the trachea and make breathing difficult.
		A child with epiglottitis usually prefers to sit up and lean forward with his or her head and jaw forward to breathe.
	www.uhseast.com /163448.cfm (248 words)

	Epiglottitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis: A 4-year-old child presented with the sudden onset of fever, drooling, and stridor.
		A lateral radiographic view of the soft tissues of the neck demonstrates swollen anterior supraglottic structures at the level of the hyoid bone consistent with epiglottitis.
		Epiglottitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the supraglottic structures that is usually caused by Haemophilus influencae type B, although Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Pneumococcus have been isolated.
	www.netmedicine.com /photo/pto0045.htm (83 words)

	Epiglottitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis (a small flap of tissue that covers the entrance to the lungs when swallowing), which causes the epiglottis to swell.
		Children with epiglottitis will tilt their neck back and lean forward, trying to inhale more air.
		Children with suspected epiglottitis should be kept in an upright position to aid breathing.
	www.lakeside.ca /Patient_Info/epiglottitis.htm (365 words)

	ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis (ep-uh-glah-ti-tis) is an infection that causes swelling of the area around the trachea (windpipe), which prevents normal breathing.
		Epiglottitis is more common in children ages 2 to 6 years.
		Epiglottitis would be less common if more children got the "Hib" shots.
	www.medformation.com /ac/mm_qdis.nsf/qd/nd0309g.htm (426 words)

	Information about Epiglottitis
		Epiglottitis is an acute, severe a very dangerous infection of the epiglottis and the area around the voicebox (larynx).
		Epiglottitis usually occurs in children between the ages of 2 and 6 years old.
		The bacterial infection that causes epiglottitis is contagious.
	www.mamashealth.com /infect/epiglo.asp (172 words)

	Epiglottitis \| aHealthyAdvantage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Epiglottitis is an infection of the epiglottis, which can lead to severe airway obstruction.
		Without intervention, epiglottitis has the potential to be fatal.
		If epiglottitis is suspected, no efforts should be made to look at the throat, or to swab the throat in order to obtain a culture for identification of the causative organism.
	www.ahealthyadvantage.com /topic/topic100586779 (1073 words)

	Post-Varicella Epiglottitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis -- Slack et al. 105 (1): 13 -- Pediatrics
		Epiglottitis is a rapidly evolving disease with a median prodrome
		Belfer RA Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal epiglottitis as a complication of varicella infection.
		Sly PD, Landau LI, Wagener JS Acute epiglottitis in childhood: report of an increased incidence in Victoria.
	pediatrics.aappublications.org /cgi/content/full/105/1/e13 (1254 words)

	FamilyFun: Health Encyclopedia: Epiglottitis
		Epiglottitis is most common in children three to seven years of age, but it also occurs in infants and adults.
		Symtoms of epiglottitis develop quickly in a previously healthy child or after a minor upper respiratory tract infection.
		Most cases of epiglottitis can be prevented with the HiB vaccine, which is currently given at two, four, six and 12 to 15 months of age.
	familyfun.go.com /parenting/child/health/childhealth/dony79enc_epig/dony79enc_epig.html (485 words)

	HON Mother & Child Glossary, Bacterial Infections in Childhood: Epiglottitis
		The epiglottis may become infected, a condition termed Epiglottitis, usually by the common bacterial invaders of the throat and respiratory tree (most prominently Haemophilus influenzae, type B).
		During the exam a person with epiglottitis often assumes a posture of leaning forward and stretching the neck out to make breathing easier.
		In the United States, epiglottitis is becoming a rare disease because of routine immunisation, the first in a series of immunisations against Hemophilus influenzae type b is generally given at about the age 2 months.
	www.hon.ch /Dossier/MotherChild/child_bacteria/bacteria_epiglottitis.html (374 words)

	Epiglottitis - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
		The HIB vaccine, which children usually receive at 2, 4, 6, and 15 to 18 months of age protects against this bacteria, therefore, decreasing the chance of developing epiglottitis.
		Because of the severity of the disease and the need for immediate intervention, the diagnosis is usually made based on physical appearance and a thorough medical history.
		As the disease continues, there is a chance of the child's entire airway becoming blocked, which can make the child stop breathing.
	www.chop.edu /consumer/your_child/wellness_index.jsp?id=-8018 (555 words)

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