Goldhagen J L
Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 1989 Sep;5(3):175-7. doi: 10.1097/00006565-198909000-00009.
Three case histories of young infants with supraglottitis are presented. At this age, supraglottitis rarely occurs. Atypical features, as compared to older children, include a viral prodrome, lack of fever, stomatitis, and negative blood cultures. Although viral supraglottitis has been previously reported, this is the first report of epiglottitis associated with parainfluenza virus.
