Nikolas
Created page with "* Epiglottitis ** Severe phlegmonous infection, quickly progressing ** Important to consider it in all children with stridor ** Less common after H. influenzae vaccine ** Mostly in young children ** Etiology *** H. influenzae *** S. pneumoniae ** Clinical features *** High fever *** Inspiratory stridor *** Odynophagia *** Drooling *** Leaning forward *** No cough ** Management *** Urgent to hospital *** Airway may collapse rapidly, must be prepared to intubate, no inspec..."
