Epiglottitis risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]

Risk Factors

Since epiglottitis is contagious, anyone around a person with epiglottitis is at risk.

Risk factors include:

• Absence of immunisation,
• Immunocompromised state
• Smoking.