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Child with classic presentation of acute epiglottitis

Child with classic presentation of acute epiglottitis
This 4-year-old girl has epiglottitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b.
(A) She prefers to sit and appears anxious.
(B) The child assumes the characteristic sniffing position to maximize the patency of her airway.
Reproduced with permission from: Fleisher GR, Ludwig W, Baskin MN. Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2004. Copyright © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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