急性会厌炎在儿童可猝然发生气道阻塞。作者们总结了Michigan儿童医院1971～1977年90例急性会厌炎的诊治经验,认为:(1)遇有可疑病例,应立即照颈侧位X线相以判断会厌肿胀程度,并与病毒性喉气管支气管炎鉴别,后者无明显会厌肿胀,但有声门下水肿。(2)在手术室由熟练麻醉师给全麻(笑气、氟烷、氧、配合琥珀胆硷),进行直接喉镜检查,然后选用比适用于其 Acute epiglottitis can occur in children with sudden airway obstruction. The authors summarize the experience of 90 children with acute epiglottitis at the Michigan Children’s Hospital from 1971 to 1977 who concluded that: (1) X-rays should be taken immediately to determine the extent of epiglottis in the case of suspicious cases and to be associated with viral throat Tracheal bronchitis identification, which is no palpable swelling, but subglottic edema. (2) direct anesthesia in the operating room anesthesia to general anesthesia (nitrous oxide, halothane, oxygen, with amber choline), direct laryngoscopy, and then choose more suitable for its