急性会厌炎是喉科急重症之一 ,临床上并非少见。其病情发展快 ,易合并喉梗阻引起死亡。我们收集两个医院 (福州第二医院 ,闽侯县医院 )近 8年资料较完整的 83例进行分析如下。1　临床资料本组男 71例 ,女 12例 ;年龄 7～ 6 5岁 ,其中 30～ 49岁 6 1例。各季节均有病例散在分布 Acute epiglottitis is one of the major throat diseases, clinically not uncommon. The rapid development of the disease, easy to merge with laryngeal obstruction caused by death. We collected two hospitals (Fuzhou Second Hospital, Minhou County Hospital) nearly eight years of data more complete analysis of 83 cases are as follows. 1 Clinical data The group of 71 males and 12 females; aged 7 to 65 years, of which 30 to 49 years old 61 cases. There are scattered cases in all seasons