Diseases

Supraglottitis

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Supraglottitides

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Epiglottitis (1984-2011)
  • Glottis (1970-2011)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C01w.748w.798
  2. C08w.360.840
  3. C08w.730w.798
  4. C09.400.840

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Supraglottitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059525. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059525
  2. Supraglottitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55083528