Acute epiglottiditis is the acute pharyngitis of the glottis mainly above the supraglottic region. It is also called supraglottic laryngitis or preepiglottic angina. Clinically, the disease mainly manifests as pharyngolaryngodynia, dysphagia, dyspnea, even suffocation in severe cases. The disease prevails in young people and people between 30 to 50, with  possible onset in children. It may occur during the whole year, but mostly in winter and spring as well as fall and winter during the alternations of seasons.