Epiglottitis and sore throat

A Washington Post editor has a case of sore throat, stridor and high fever.

Find out how a rural emergency department dealt with the situation, and how close she came to dying. The insight of the on-call physician helped lead to the correct diagnosis.

Epiglotittis is no joke. Although typically afflicting children, adult cases are no less serious. It is rare in developed countries where the Hib vaccine is mandatory, protecting against the most common bacteria responsible for the disease.

However, with the anti-vaccine crusade becoming more popular, will we see more frequent cases of this disease?