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case_images: Two cases of non-infectious epiglottitis, 4- and 2-years old children. Paragraph shows the timeline of cases presentation, management, and outcome.
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case_images: A previously healthy 2-year-old male was brought to the emergency department with acute symptoms of drooling, dysphagia, and stridor (Figure 1).
case_images: Two years old male with thermal injury-induced epiglottitis. Photograph of lateral neck radiology showing a positive steeple sign.
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case_images: A lateral neck radiograph showed a steeple sign, initially suggesting croup (Figure 2).
case_images: Two years old male with thermal injury-induced epiglottitis. Fiberoptic examination showing severe edema of the epiglottis with near-complete obstruction of the vocal cords.
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case_images: This examination revealed severe swelling of the epiglottic structure, circumferential burn, and near-complete obstruction of the vocal cords, indicative of traumatic epiglottitis (Figure 3).
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case_images: Two cases of non-infectious epiglottitis, 4- and 2-years old children. Paragraph shows the timeline of cases presentation, management, and outcome.
case_images: fped-12-1374311-g001.jpg
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case_images: F1
case_images: A previously healthy 2-year-old male was brought to the emergency department with acute symptoms of drooling, dysphagia, and stridor (Figure 1).
case_images: Four years old male with chemical exposure epiglottitis. Fiberoptic examination showing swollen and erythematous supraglottic structures with partial obstruction.
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case_images: A fiber optic examination demonstrated swollen and erythematous supraglottic structures with partial obstruction (Figure 4).