Supraglottitis
"Supraglottitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D059525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.360.840 C08.730.798 C09.400.840
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Supraglottitis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.