ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Upper respiratory tract disorders
CA06 — Acute obstructive laryngitis or epiglottitis
CA06.1 — Acute epiglottitis

ICD-11 CA06.1 — Acute epiglottitis

Acute epiglottitis is a special type of laryngeal inflammation, being characterised with a local swelling of epiglottis mucosa. Haemophilus influenzae type B infection is considered an important causative factor. Particularly in children, rapid exacerbation of dyspnoea can occur a couple of hours after the onset of this disease.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.