Case Report: PDF OnlyCT Evaluation of Adult EpiglottitisWalden, Craig A.; Rogers, Lee F. Author Information Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 710 North Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL 60611, U.S.A. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography: September 1989 - Volume 13 - Issue 5 - p 883-885 Buy Abstract Epiglottitis, a rapidly progressive, potentially lethal, cellulitis involving the epiglottis and larynx, is a medical emergency with the rapid onset of airway compromise. Diagnosis is established by lateral neck radiography and visualization of the inflamed epiglottis and supraglottic tissues by laryngoscopy. The case presented here demonstrates the CT features of acute adult epiglottitis. © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
