Epiglottic abscess: its occurrence and management
Heeneman, H.; Ward, K.M.
Journal of Otolaryngology 6(1): 31-36
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0381-6605 PMID: 864812 Document Number: 117793
Twenty-six cases of epiglottic abscess from the English literature are reviewed. The condition occurs nearly exclusively in adults and it has a high mortality rate (30 per cent). The lingual surface of the epiglottis is most commonly involved and less than half of the patients present with severe airway obstruction. The management of the condition is dictated by the degree of airway obstruction.