Epiglottitis

• Facts:
  Potentially life threatening infection that involves inflammation of the cartilage that covers the trachea
  
  Incidence has decreased secondary to the advent of Hib vaccine
  
• History / PE:
  Sore throat with odynophagia
  Drooling
  High grade fever
  Stridor
• Diagnosis:
  Thumbprint sign (CXR)
• Notes:
  MCC in adult population is H. influenzae and S. pyogenes
• Differential Diagnosis:
  Croup
  Retropharyngeal abscess
  Peritonsillar abscess