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Revision as of 16:09, 19 January 2017

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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]

Variable Croup Epiglottitis Pharyngitis Tracheitis Tonsilitis Retropharyngeal abscess Subglottic stenosis
Presentation Cough
Stridor
Drooling
Causes
Physical exams findings
Age commonly affected Mainly 6 months and 3 years old

rarely, adolescents and adults 

Imaging finding Steeple sign on neck X-ray Thumb print sign on neck x-ray
Treatment

References

  1. 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.
  2. Cherry JD (2008). "Clinical practice. Croup". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (4): 384–91. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp072022. PMID 18216359.