国外报道，急性会厌炎是一种多发于2～5岁学龄前小儿、但发病率低、病死率高的感染性疾病。然而从我们的临床所见，以及收集到的国内文献表明，急性会厌炎多发于成人。本文就此作一浅析，以求与同道共识。1临床资料其一，收集国内1978～1995年有关急性会厌炎的文献12篇，其病例 Foreign reports, acute epiglottitis is a prevalent in children aged 2 to 5 years old, but the incidence is low, high mortality of infectious diseases. However, from our clinical findings, as well as the domestic literature collected, acute epiglottitis is more common in adults. This article made a brief analysis, in order to reach a consensus with fellow. 1 clinical data First, the collection of domestic 1978 ~ 1995 12 cases of acute epiglottitis literature, the case