1/1. candida epiglottitis presenting as stridor in a child with hiv infection.Invasive laryngeal candidiasis is an uncommon cause of epiglottitis, seen most often in immunocompromised or antibiotic-treated patients. We present the clinical and radiographic findings in an hiv-infected infant who developed significant stridor due to candidal epiglottitis. Stridor or hoarseness of unknown cause in an immunocompromised patient should lead to prompt evaluation for opportunistic laryngeal infection.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = candida (Clic here for more details about this article) |