Devita M A, Wagner I J
Crit Care Med. 1986 Dec;14(12):1082-3. doi: 10.1097/00003246-198612000-00020.
Acute epiglottitis in the adult is uncommon. This case reports a young man with acute epiglottitis secondary to a Bacteroides melanogenicus supraglottic abscess. This pathogen has not been previously described as being causitive of epiglottitis.