title: Thumb sign: acute epiglottitis.
authors.affiliation: The Post-graduate Education Center, Mitoyo General Hospital, Kannonji, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mitoyo General Hospital, Kannonji, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Mitoyo General Hospital, Kannonji, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Rieko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis