Abstract
Case 1. A 29 years old female. Since 1 week, she had been complaining of a feeling like a foreign body and pain on her larynx. Swelling and redness were observed on the right lingual surface of epiglottis, The ailment healed after incision under indirect laryngoscopy.
Case 2. A 35 years old male. The case had been complaining of itching on the pharynx since 2 days. On examination, yellowish-red swelling was observed on the ligual surface of the epiglottis. The lesion discharged pus spontaneously and healed.
Case 3. A 51 years old female. Since 10 days, the case had been complaining of a feeling like a foreign body on her larynx and pain in swallowing. On examination, redness and swelling were observed on the right lingual surface of the epiglottis. The lesion was cured by the treatment with antibiotic preparation.
The present paper deals with the statistical observations on the above 3 cases in addition to 39 cases reported in the literatures in Japan regarding their causes, inducement, age, sex, prognosis and treatment.
