Thumb sign (epiglottitis)

Acute
epiglottitis; Lateral view in X-ray imaging. The lateral soft-tissue radiograph reveals the "thumb sign" that indicates a swollen epiglottis, suggestive of epiglottitis. The diagnosis was confirmed on subsequent imaging and laryngoscopy. The patient recovered following treatment with predonine and ceftriaxone.
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The thumb sign in epiglottitis is a manifestation of an edematous and enlarged epiglottis which is seen on lateral soft-tissue radiograph of the neck, and it suggests a diagnosis of acute infectious epiglottitis. This is the radiographic corollary of the omega sign .

See also

Thumb sign is a term also used in other conditions:

  • thumb sign (Marfan disease) (also known as Steinberg sign) : a clinical test in which the tip of the thumb is visible medial to the little finger when it is clasped in the clenched hand
  • thumb sign (chordoma): a radiological sign showing a clival tumor projection indenting the pons
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu thumb sign of epiglottitis:
Epiglottitis
 
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