Epiglottitis (cont.)
Medical Author:
Gerald E Maloney, Jr, DO
Coauthor:
William R Fraser, DO
Medical Editor:
Marian Gambrell, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James S Cohen, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEMultimediaMedia file 1: Location of the epiglottis. 
Media type: Illustration Viewer Comments & ReviewsEpiglottitis - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What were the symptoms of your epiglottitis? |
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Epiglottitis, also termed supraglottitis or epiglottiditis, is an inflammation of structures above the insertion of the glottis.
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