An update on inflammatory disorders of the pediatric airway: Epiglottitis, croup, and tracheitis

Acute infections of the respiratory tract are common in pediatric patients. Respiratory disease is the leading cause of hospitalization in children less than 4 years of age and is responsible for many physicians' office and emergency department visits.1 The severity of upper respiratory tract i...

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Published in:American journal of otolaryngology 2001-07, Vol.22 (4), p.268-275
Main Authors: Stroud, Robert H., Friedman, Norman R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Croup - diagnosis
Croup - etiology
Croup - therapy
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Epiglottitis - diagnosis
Epiglottitis - etiology
Epiglottitis - therapy
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Tracheitis - diagnosis
Tracheitis - etiology
Tracheitis - therapy
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:Acute infections of the respiratory tract are common in pediatric patients. Respiratory disease is the leading cause of hospitalization in children less than 4 years of age and is responsible for many physicians' office and emergency department visits.1 The severity of upper respiratory tract infection ranges from mild, self-limited disease to potentially life-threatening airway obstruction. The prepared clinician can often make a diagnosis based solely on the history and physical examination, using radiographs and laboratory examinations to aid in diagnosis when the clinical picture is unclear. At times, airway collapse is imminent, and the clinician must proceed directly to endoscopy for definitive diagnosis and airway protection. This article will discuss the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management of epiglottitis, croup, and bacterial tracheitis in the pediatric population. (Am J Otolaryngol 2001;22:268-275. Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company)
ISSN:0196-0709
1532-818X
DOI:10.1053/ajot.2001.24825