A 3-year old well immunized male child is brought to the paediatric outpatient depament with sore throat, fever and noisy breathing with inability to swallow for the past four hours. Examination showed a toxic, tachypnoeic child with inspiratory stridor. There is suprasternal, supra clavicular and inter costal recession during inspiration. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis :
A 3-year old well immunized male child is brought to the paediatric outpatient depament with sore throat, fever and noisy breathing with inability to swallow for the past four hours. Examination showed a toxic, tachypnoeic child with inspiratory stridor. There is suprasternal, supra clavicular and inter costal recession during inspiration. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis :
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A 3-year old well immunized male child is brought to the paediatric outpatient depament with sore throat, fever and noisy breathing with inability to swallow for the past four hours. Examination showed a toxic, tachypnoeic child with inspiratory stridor. There is suprasternal, supra clavicular and inter costal recession during inspiration. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis :
✓ Correct Answer: B. Acute Epiglottitis
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