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. 2015 Apr 3:527–556.e15. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-3383-5.00032-4

eFigure 32-1.

eFigure 32-1

Radiographic appearance of croup: the “steeple” sign.

A, Detail frontal chest radiograph in a child with croup shows smooth, superiorly tapered narrowing of the subglottic tissues (arrows) due to edema. B, Normal appearance of the subglottic trachea—note the less tapered appearance.

(Courtesy Michael Gotway, MD.)