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==Differentiating Epiglottitis from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Epiglottitis from other Diseases== | ||
Epiglottitis must be differentiated from other [[Respiratory disease|upper respiratory diseases]] and conditions that cause airway obstruction around the [[larynx]]:<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]] | |||
*[[foreign body]] obstruction | |||
*[[subglottic stenosis]] | |||
*[[angioneurotic edema]] | |||
*[[retropharyngeal abscess]] | |||
*[[bacterial tracheitis]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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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 upper respiratory diseases and conditions that cause airway obstruction around the larynx:[1][2]
- epiglottitis
- foreign body obstruction
- subglottic stenosis
- angioneurotic edema
- retropharyngeal abscess
- bacterial tracheitis
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.