Case 55 || Solution ||
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The answer to the given question is "Acute Epiglottitis"
⏩It is infection of supraglottis
⏩Cause:
✅ Group A Beta hemolytic Streptococci
✅ Hib
⏩Age: 2-7 years
⏩Clinical Picture:
✅Very sick child
✅Respiratory distress
✅Inspiratory stridor
✅Drooling of saliva
✅Plummy voice
✅High grade fever
✅Child sits bending forward [TRIPOD SIGN]
⏩ Diagnosis:
✅Fibre optic laryngoscopy [Avoid repeated laryngoscopy]
✅X-Ray Neck [Lateral View]:Thumb sign [Enlarged, Swollen Epiglottitis]
⏩Treatment:
✅Airway management by Intubation
✅Steroids
✅Antibiotics
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