Abstract
Summary Sixty-three cases of acute inflammatory obstructive laryngitis requiring mechanical relief are reviewed. From the data thus collected and from a study of reported cases, intubation seems the procedure of choice in the management of the acute stage of both diphtheritic and nondiphtheritic laryngeal obstruction. Tracheotomy performed during the acute inflammatory stage is apt to result fatally, whereas when done on specific indication after the acute stage is passed, it is almost uniformly successful. Intubation tubes have not been found to cause damage to the larynx even when left in place for fourteen days. The prognosis in cases of acute obstructive laryngitis in children is chiefly influenced by the duration of the obstruction rather than the duration of the disease.
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