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Supraglottitis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P17BQN31-F

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