acute epiglottitis in adults. an eight-year experience in the state of rhode island. | we retrospectively reviewed the medical records on all cases of acute epiglottitis in adults from each of the hospitals in rhode island and from the state medical examiner's office over an eight-year period (1975-1982). we found 56 cases--an annual incidence of 9.7 cases per million adults. a significant increase occurred in the last two study years. indirect laryngoscopy proved to be more reliable in making a diagnosis than did x-ray films of the neck; all of 41 indirect examinations were perfo ... | 1986 | 3515191 |