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A 3 year old female child presents to the Emergency Department with respiratory distress. The child is on a monitor as displayed. 

HPI:

The child presents with a sudden onset of shortness of breath, cough and rash. The child is allergic to shellfish and has had previous episodes of respiratory distress. There are known sick contacts.

PMx:

The child is unimmunized. There is no relevant family history. The child is following a normal growth curve. There is a history of mild eczema.

O/E:

The child is in marked respiratory distress with audible inspiratory and expiratory stridor. The child appears anxious and weak.

 

What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Authors

Mike Paget

mkpaget@ucalgary.ca

Manager - Academic Technologies - Cumming School of Medicine

Dr. Susan Bannister

Susan.Bannister@ahs.ca

Reviewer

Dr. Hosanna Au