Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- presença de fatores de risco
- não imunização com a vacina contra o Hib
- faringite
- disfagia
- dificuldade para controlar secreções
- aparência toxêmica
- sofrimento agudo
- febre
- posição em tripé
- dificuldade para respirar
Other diagnostic factors
- diminuição da ingestão oral
- voz abafada
- estridor
- irritabilidade
- sialorreia
Risk factors
- não imunização com a vacina contra o Hib
- imunocomprometimento
- meia-idade
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- laringoscopia
- radiografia lateral do pescoço em posição ereta
Tests to consider
- hemograma completo
- hemoculturas/supraglote (epiglote)
Treatment algorithm
apresentação inicial
depois de estável e extubado
Contributors
Authors
Rahul K. Shah, MD, FAAP

VP, Chief Quality and Safety Officer
Children's National Health System
Washington
DC
Disclosures
RKS declares that he has no competing interests. RKS is an author of references cited in this topic.
Peer reviewers
Scott Brietzke, MD
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Department of Surgery - Otolaryngology Service
Washington
DC
Disclosures
SB declares that he has no competing interests.
Sanjay Parikh, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx
NY
Disclosures
SP declares that he has no competing interests.
Kimsey Rodriguez, MD
Ochsner Health System
Department of Otolaryngology
New Orleans
LA
Disclosures
KR declares that he has no competing interests.
David Parry, MD
Catalina ENT
Tucson
AZ
Disclosures
DP declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewer acknowledgements
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References
Key articles
Shah RK, Roberson DW, Jones DT. Epiglottitis in the Hemophilus influenza type B vaccine era: changing trends. 2004 Mar;114(3):557-60. Abstract
Wong EY, Berkowitz RG. Acute epiglottitis in adults: the Royal Melbourne Hospital experience. ANZ J Surg. 2001 Dec;71(12):740-3. Abstract
Reference articles
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