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UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION Dr Sarika Gupta (MD,PhD); Asst. Professor
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1. Croup 2. Epiglottitis 3. Bacterial tracheitis 4. Acute infectious laryngitis 5. Spasmodic croup 6. Common Cold 7. Otitis Media 8. Sinusitis 9. Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
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CROUP Laryngotracheobronchitis Early childhood viral syndrome Most common age group is 3m – 5years, peak in 2nd year Boys Winter season The parainfluenza viruses (type 1, 2 and 3) account for 75% others – influenza A, B, adenovirus, measles, RSV, rhinovirus, coronavirus and human metapneumovirus.
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CROUP Rhinorrhoea, pharyngitis, mild cough and low grade fever for 1-3 days followed by characteristic barking cough, hoarseness and inspiratory stridor Symptoms are more during the early hours of morning Symptoma are genrally short lived Examination – inlamed pharynx, increased respiratory rate, nasal flaring, stridor, suprasternal, infrasternal, intercostal retraction Diagnosis – clinical CXR shows typical subglottic stenosis or steeple sign
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CROUP
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Differential diagnosis: 1. Reteropharyngeal or peritonsillar abscess 2. Angioneurotic edema 3. Allergic reaction 4. Foreign body 5. Laryngeal diphtheria
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CROUP Treatment: 1. Reduce agitation 2. Airway management 3. Treatment of hypoxia- BLOW by oxygen 4. Single dose of 0.6mg/kg of oral / im dexamethasone 5. Nebulised epinephrine
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EPIGLOTTITIS SUPRAGLOTTITIS Potentially life –threatening infection of the supraglottic structures Abrupt onset Fulminating course of high fever, toxic appearance, sore throat, dysnoea and rapidly progressive respiratory obstruction Within hours, swallowing becomes difficult and breathing is labored Drooling is present and child assumes a tripod position
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EPIGLOTTITIS Stridor is a late finding Breathing becomes noisy, and the voice and cry are muffled
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EPIGLOTTITIS Organisms – Hemophilus influenza type b -most common. Incidence has decreased due to use of vaccine Others – streptococcus pyogenes, streptococcus pneumonia and staphylococcus aureus The diagnosis requires visualization of a large cherry red swollen epiglottis by laryngoscopy. But laryngoscopy should be performed in an intensive care unit Anxiety provoking interventions should be avoided until the airway is secure
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EPIGLOTTITIS Lateral x ray of neck shows thumb sign Treatment – establishing an airway by nasotracheal intubation or by tracheostomy with iv antibiotics
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BACTERIAL TRACHEITIS Acute bacterial infection of upper airway Life threatening Often a complication of viral croup Most common organism – staphylococcus aureus Children with bacterial tracheitis tend to be older compared with those with viral croup High fever, toxicity with respiratory distress Diagnosis – clinical, purulent material is noted below the cords during endotracheal intubation
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BACTERIAL TRACHEITIS Treatment: 1. establishing an airway by nasotracheal intubation or by tracheostomy 2. Antibiotics Complications: toxic shock syndrome, septic shock, post intubation pulmonary edema, ARDS and subglottic stenosis
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Summary The differential diagnosis for stridous breathing should include croup, epiglottitis and bacterial tracheitis Most patients with croup can be managed as outpatients with corticosteroids If epiglottitis is suspected, the child should be admitted Children who have croup tend to have sudden onset of hoarseness and barking cough, but do not appear toxic, as compared to those who have epiglottitis and bacterial tracheitis
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