Epiglottitis anteriorについて

EPIGLOTTITIS ANTERIOR

　喉頭蓋舌面の高度発赤腫脹を特徴とする疾患は従来，喉頭蓋膿瘍，Angina epiglottidea，Epiglottitis catarrhalis，喉頭蓋蜂窠熾炎などの名称で呼ばれていたが，1952年（昭和27年）後藤敏郎教授が臨床にかなう診断名としてEpiglottitisanteriorとつけられ症例報告された。著者らは昭和39〜41年の3年間に本症例9例を経験したのでその臨床観察成績を報告する。

　A clinical entity involving the epiglottitis termed as epiglottitis anterior was reported by Goto in 1952. The authors collected 9 cases of this disease in the period of 3 years, from 1964 to 1966. The results of their observations are as follow:

　1) The disease is marked by an acute inflammatory swelling of the anterior surface of the epiglottitis.

　2) The invading organisms were gram-positive cocci, partcularly staphylococci.

　3) The disease has a tendency to occur in winter-months.

　4) And mostly among the middle-aged persons, rarely in the elderly.

　5) The prognosis is good. It generally abates in about 10 days.