<unk>  is associated with fever, throat pain, difficulty in swallowing, drooling, hoarseness of voice, and stridor. Onset is typically over a day. The throat itself may appear normal. Stridor is a sign of upper airways obstruction and is a surgical emergency. The child often appears acutely ill, anxious, and will have very quiet shallow breathing often keeping the head held forward and insisting on sitting up in bed. The early symptoms are usually insidious but rapidly progressive, and swelling of the throat may lead to cyanosis and asphyxiation.
Epiglottitis
Pharyngitis
Adenoiditis
Croup
Nasal vestibulitis
Laryngitis
Parapharyngeal abscess
Streptococcal pharyngitis