RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 High-Rising Epiglottis in Children: Should It Cause Concern?
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 495
OP 496
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.060212
VO 20
IS 5
A1 Nadeem Petkar
A1 Christos Georgalas
A1 Abir Bhattacharyya
YR 2007
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/5/495.abstract
AB An omega-shaped epiglottis is frequently associated with laryngomalacia. However, an elongated high-rising epiglottis can represent a normal variation of the larynx in a majority of pediatric patients. It is important to consider this in a healthy child with no complaints apart from the sensation of a foreign body in throat. This will avoid triggering any unnecessary investigation or treatment. An elongated epiglottis projecting in the oropharynx can appear as a foreign body and be a source of anxiety for the parents as well as the unaware family practitioner. We present such a case, with a brief discussion of the pediatric larynx and the omega-shaped epiglottis.