Preschooler with a sore throat, fever and drooling

Chest
Airway fluoroscopy of epigottitis
Lateral images of the airway from an airway fluoroscopy exam show a swollen epiglottis (thumb sign) and thickened aryepiglottic folds. The palatine tonsil is also noted to be hypertrophied.

The diagnosis was epiglottitis and incidental palatine tonsil hypertrophy.

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