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Epiglottitis must be differentiated from other [[Respiratory disease|respiratory diseases]] and conditions that may cause throat pain and airway obstruction:<ref name="pmid19135584">{{cite journal |vauthors=Everard ML |title=Acute bronchiolitis and croup |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=56 |issue=1 |pages=119–33, x–xi |year=2009 |pmid=19135584 |doi=10.1016/j.pcl.2008.10.007 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18216359">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cherry JD |title=Clinical practice. Croup |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=358 |issue=4 |pages=384–91 |year=2008 |pmid=18216359 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp072022 |url=}}</ref> | Epiglottitis must be differentiated from other [[Respiratory disease|respiratory diseases]] and conditions that may cause throat pain and airway obstruction:<ref name="pmid19135584">{{cite journal |vauthors=Everard ML |title=Acute bronchiolitis and croup |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=56 |issue=1 |pages=119–33, x–xi |year=2009 |pmid=19135584 |doi=10.1016/j.pcl.2008.10.007 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18216359">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cherry JD |title=Clinical practice. Croup |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=358 |issue=4 |pages=384–91 |year=2008 |pmid=18216359 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp072022 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Croup]] | *[[Croup]] ([[Laryngotracheobronchitis]]) | ||
*[[Foreign body]] obstruction | *[[Foreign body]] obstruction | ||
*[[Subglottic stenosis]] | *[[Subglottic stenosis]] | ||
*[[Pharyngitis]] | *[[Pharyngitis]] | ||
*[[Tonsilitis]] | *[[Tonsilitis]] | ||
*[[Angioedema]] | |||
*Uvulitis | *Uvulitis | ||
*[[Retropharyngeal abscess]] | *[[Retropharyngeal abscess|Retropharyngeal or peritonsilar abscesses]] | ||
*[[Bacterial tracheitis]] | *[[Bacterial tracheitis]] | ||
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!'''[[Subglottic stenosis]]''' | !'''[[Subglottic stenosis]]''' | ||
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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]
Overview
Differentiating Epiglottitis from other Diseases
Epiglottitis must be differentiated from other respiratory diseases and conditions that may cause throat pain and airway obstruction:[1][2]
- Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
- Foreign body obstruction
- Subglottic stenosis
- Pharyngitis
- Tonsilitis
- Angioedema
- Uvulitis
- Retropharyngeal or peritonsilar abscesses
- Bacterial tracheitis
| Variable | Croup | Epiglottitis | Pharyngitis | Tracheitis | Tonsilitis | Retropharyngeal abscess | Subglottic stenosis | ||
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| Presentation | Cough | ||||||||
| Stridor | |||||||||
| Drooling | |||||||||
| Causes | |||||||||
| Physical exams findings | |||||||||
| Age commonly affected | |||||||||
| Imaging finding | |||||||||
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References
- ↑ Everard ML (2009). "Acute bronchiolitis and croup". Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 56 (1): 119–33, x–xi. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2008.10.007. PMID 19135584.
- ↑ Cherry JD (2008). "Clinical practice. Croup". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (4): 384–91. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp072022. PMID 18216359.