急性会厌炎是一种潜在威胁生命的急性上呼吸道炎症。可导致突然的、严重的、进展迅速的呼吸道梗阻。Sinclair 于1941年首次报导后,有关的报导及实验研究逐渐增多,早期诊断和果断的处理为公认的意见。我院在1953～1959年7年间收治42例,60年代以后该病有明显增多的趋势,在1976～ Acute epiglottitis is a potentially life-threatening upper respiratory tract inflammation. Can lead to sudden, severe, rapid progress of respiratory obstruction. After Sinclair first reported in 1941, there has been a steady increase in reports and experimental studies, and early diagnosis and decisive treatment are generally accepted opinions. In our hospital from 1953 to 1959, 42 cases were treated in 7 years, 60 years after the disease had a significant increase in the trend in 1976 ~