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Case of the Week 551 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 1 year-old with persistent cough
Soft Tissue Lateral Neck Radiograph
- Adenoiditis
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Epiglottitis
- Croup
- Lymphocoele
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Answer:
4. Croup
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Croup
General Considerations
- Croup
- Laryngeotracheobronchitis
- Usually viral
- May be difficult to distinguish from early retropharyngeal abscess
- Occurs at age 6 months to 2 years
- Younger than epiglottitis
- The three major findings of croup
- Distension of the hypopharynx
- Distension of the laryngeal ventricle
- Haziness or narrowing of subglottic space
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