Doctors often look for a "thumb sign" of epiglottitis on a lateral soft-tissue X-ray of the neck, which shows swelling and an enlarged epiglottis. There should be no attempt at home to inspect the throat of a person suspected of having epiglottitis. Because manipulation of the epiglottis may...
• X-ray is not necessary Imaging Studies • Lateral neck radiographs also have been a mainstay in the diagnosis of epiglottitis. • Radiographs is of an enlarged epiglottis protruding from the anterior wall of the hypopharynx (the "thumb sign") • The hypopharynx may appear ...
with an anesthesiologist available, quickly replacing the need for lateral neck soft-tissue radiography. If a lateral neck x-ray is performed, the criterion of 7-mm thickness (average standard epiglottic thickness
• X-ray is not necessary Imaging Studies • Lateral neck radiographs also have been a mainstay in the diagnosis of epiglottitis. • Radiographs is of an enlarged epiglottis protruding from the anterior wall of the hypopharynx (the "thumb sign") ...
FunctionsofEpiglottis •Upwardsandbackwardsoverthevestibulelikea“lid”•However,itdoesnotseemtofunctionassuch.Ifsurgicalremoval,hasnoadverseeffects Background • • Epiglottitis,alsocalledsupraglottitis,isarapidlyprogressiveinfectionoftheepiglottisandadjacenttissuesusuallycausedbybacteria.Thelocalinflammationand...
Positive "Thumb sign" on plain X-ray soft tissue neck lateral view was found in almost all the patients (95.2%). Four patients presented with stridor and patient needed emergency tracheostomy. None of the investigations done to detect Pulmonary Tuberculosis was found to be positive. Conclusion: ...