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==X Rays== | ==X Rays== | ||
===Lateral soft tissue X Ray of the neck=== | |||
[[Neck]] [[x-rays]] may show a [[swollen]] [[epiglottis]]. | |||
On [[Human anatomical terms#Anatomical directions|lateral]] [[C-spine]] [[X-ray]], the [[thumbprint sign]] is a finding that suggests the diagnosis of epiglottitis. | On [[Human anatomical terms#Anatomical directions|lateral]] [[C-spine]] [[X-ray]], the [[thumbprint sign]] is a finding that suggests the diagnosis of epiglottitis. | ||
This shows as a hemispherical mass at the base of the tongue replacing the normal slender coma shape of the epiglottis.<ref name="pmid21297792">{{cite journal| author=Achong MR| title=Respiratory tract infections in adults. | journal=Can Fam Physician | year= 1979 | volume= 25 | issue= | pages= 1189-93 | pmid=21297792 | doi= | pmc=2383214 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21297792 }} </ref> | This shows as a hemispherical mass at the base of the tongue replacing the normal slender coma shape of the epiglottis.<ref name="pmid21297792">{{cite journal| author=Achong MR| title=Respiratory tract infections in adults. | journal=Can Fam Physician | year= 1979 | volume= 25 | issue= | pages= 1189-93 | pmid=21297792 | doi= | pmc=2383214 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21297792 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
X Rays
Lateral soft tissue X Ray of the neck
Neck x-rays may show a swollen epiglottis.
On lateral C-spine X-ray, the thumbprint sign is a finding that suggests the diagnosis of epiglottitis. This shows as a hemispherical mass at the base of the tongue replacing the normal slender coma shape of the epiglottis.[1]