Epiglottic enlargement
Epiglottic enlargement is often seen on lateral neck radiographs and it's accepted to confirm clinical suspicion of acute epiglottitis only on this finding . However, an enlarged epiglottitis has a wide range of differentials that should be considered.
- neoplasm
- hemangioma
- lymphangioma
- carcinoma
- lymphoma
- bleeding disorders
- hemophilia
- prothrombin deficiency
- Von Willebrand disease
- platelet function defects
- allergic or edematous reaction
- angioneurotic edema
- drug reaction
- ingestion of caustic substances
- foreign body
- smoke
- infection
- granulomatous disease
- laryngeal tuberculosis
- laryngeal sarcoidosis
- anatomical variants
- congenital aryepiglottic enlargement
- Omega epiglottis
- traumatic
- intubation
- others
- radiation epiglottitis
- retention cyst
- hypothyroidism
- amyloidosis
