Epiglottitis
Patient Data
Age: Not-specific (child)
From the case:
Epiglottitis
X-ray
Soft tissue neck
Lateral
Epiglottitis in a child demonstrating the so-called thumb sign of the swollen epiglottis.
From the case:
Epiglottitis
Annotated image
Dotted line outlines the swollen epiglottis in the shape of a thumb, which gives the name of the thumb sign of epiglottitis.
Case Discussion
Lateral x-ray of the neck of the a child presenting with clinical epiglottitis demonstrates swelling of the epiglottis which projects as a rounded soft tissue structure into the hypopharynx. It represents the so-called thumb sign.
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