Omega shaped epiglottis is seen in?: (A) Laryngomalacia, (B) Epiglottitis, (C) Tuberculosis, (D) Carcinoma of epiglottis
Answer is A. ANSWER: (A) LaryngomaiaciaREF: Dhingra 4th ed p.272In laryngomaiacia direct laryngoscopy shows elongated epiglottis, curled upon itself (omegashaped), floppy aryepiglottic folds and prominent arytenoids.Pediatric Epiglottis is omega-shaped and arytenoids relatively large covering significant portion of the posterior glottis.