Acute epiglottitis in a fully immunized child

Abstract

Acute epiglottitis in children became a rare entity after introduction of the conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b(Hib) vaccine 1 .However, physicians must be aware that epiglottitis may result from vaccine failures or from infection with other pathogenic organisms. Vaccinated children with epiglottitis present in a similar fashion to those who are not vaccinated 2 . The following is a case of a previously healthy and immunized child who presented to paediatric ward and ultimately diagnosed as epiglottitis.