1 CASE REPORT
A 46-years-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital with fever and dyspnea. On examination, her body temperature was 38.0°C, blood pressure 114/79 mm Hg, heart rate 130 beats/min, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min, and oxygen saturation 97% breathing ambient room air. Her laboratory findings showed white blood cells count of 9,390 cells/mm3, C-reactive protein 22.46 mg/dL. Radiographic imaging of chest showed no pneumonia. Direct laryngoscopy showed right epiglottitis with inflammation and edema of the right aryepiglottic fold and arytenoid (Figure 1). Thus, we diagnosed this case as acute supraglottitis.