Acute epiglottitis: MRI.
We report the MRI findings in an adult with epiglottitis. There was thickening of the epiglottis and left aryepiglottic fold. Management of this life-threatening condition requires imaging only when the diagnosis is uncertain or when an abscess or other complication is suspected.
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Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Bicêtre, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, 94120 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. augustin.ozanne@wanadoo.fr
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Ducreux
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Meyer
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Lasjaunias
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000175:diagnosis