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A retrospective review of 41 children less than two years of age was conducted to characterize the clinical presentation of epiglottitis in this young age group. Up to 25% of all cases of epiglottitis occur in children less than two years of age. The clinical presentation of patients in this young age group is variable. Signs and symptoms not routinely described in children over two years of age with epiglottitis but often observed in infants with epiglottitis include the absence of fever, the presence of only low grade fever, a significant history of antecedent URI, and a prominent "croupy" cough. These same features are often noted in children with the viral croup syndrome. A diagnosis of this life-threatening illness may be made promptly through an awareness of the presenting findings observed in infants. Young infants with epiglottitis can be safely managed with short-term nasotracheal intubation.
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