急性会厌炎最多见于1至5岁的儿童。文献报导用气管内插管可以有效地治疗这种致命性疾病,并且较气管造口术的并发症和死亡率低。一般不大重视本病可发生于成人,其病程可以像儿童那样急。至今文献共报导成人急性会厌炎72例,全部用气管造口术解除急性呼吸道梗阻。作者报导了一例42岁的男性患者,用湿氧吸入,静脉注射氨苄青霉素、氯霉素和氢化可的松治疗。12小时后分泌物增加,烦躁不安和吸气性 Acute epiglottis is most common in children aged 1 to 5 years old. It has been reported in the literature that endotracheal intubation can effectively treat this fatal disease and has a lower complication rate and mortality than a tracheostomy. The general does not attach great importance to the disease can occur in adults, its duration can be as urgent as children. To date, 72 adult cases of acute epiglottitis have been reported, all with acute airway obstruction removed by tracheostomy. The authors report a 42-year-old male patient who was treated with wet oxygen inhalation, intravenous ampicillin, chloramphenicol and hydrocortisone. Increased secretions, restlessness and aspirated after 12 hours