What causes epiglottitis?

What causes epiglottitis?

Reader asks: What causes inflammation of the epiglottis and age, which affects the child?

Answer to this question Dr. Mujahid willing Consultant Pediatric saying that epiglottitis cases of acute and serious among children from 2 to 7 years, often caused by a microbe Alimovlass influenza type B is the cause of the fundamental of this inflammation and there are a number of symptoms begin to appear when the infection is in the sharp rise in temperature, cough and severe pain in the throat, difficulty breathing, and in a few hours going through the complete blockage in the airway of the child can not breathe and can lead to death if not treated.

It is imperative to examine the throat of the child using a tongue depressor, except in the operating room after that improving the situation of children during the 3 days with treatment, usually a young child in good condition during sleep and then wake up suddenly in the late night A child's feels in some cases, pain in the throat and difficulty in swallowing and then progress rapidly to his difficulty in breathing and hoarseness.

The diagnosis is made of the symptoms listed and vision by the doctor and inflammation of the epiglottis of the critical cases, which requires the installation of tube breathing by the doctor and carefully to keep the airway from obstruction and remains a breathing tube from two to three and the patient is given an antibiotic injection Calcevaoudim or Sifatriksen and Alunasan with provide funds work to give the child cold and heat Khavdha.