Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst

Stridor in infants with subglottic cyst is rare. Mismanagement of such cases may lead to respiratory compromise with a potentially serious and fatal outcome. The diversity of the clinical presentations throws a great challenge in the diagnosis of subglottic cysts. Manifestations vary as they depend...

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Main Authors: Mohd Hisham Mohd Isa, Tan, Toh Leong, Fadzlon Mohd Yatim
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Language:English
Published: Fakulti Perubatan, UKM 2016
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spelling ukm-97932016-12-14T06:50:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9793/ Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst Mohd Hisham Mohd Isa, Tan, Toh Leong Fadzlon Mohd Yatim, Stridor in infants with subglottic cyst is rare. Mismanagement of such cases may lead to respiratory compromise with a potentially serious and fatal outcome. The diversity of the clinical presentations throws a great challenge in the diagnosis of subglottic cysts. Manifestations vary as they depend on the size and location of the cysts. We report the case of a 6-month-old girl who had a subglottic cyst but managed as moderate croup till she developed worsening respiratory acidosis which difficult intubation. Any case of premature infants with previous history of neonatal intubation presenting with stridor should prompt clinicians to look for possible cysts in the larynx. This is important because once the diagnosis is made, appropriate treatment may be given and unnecessary morbidity and mortality may be avoided. Fakulti Perubatan, UKM 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9793/1/13._Hisham_et_al.pdf Mohd Hisham Mohd Isa, and Tan, Toh Leong and Fadzlon Mohd Yatim, (2016) Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst. Medicine & Health, 11 (1). pp. 92-95. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/1
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description Stridor in infants with subglottic cyst is rare. Mismanagement of such cases may lead to respiratory compromise with a potentially serious and fatal outcome. The diversity of the clinical presentations throws a great challenge in the diagnosis of subglottic cysts. Manifestations vary as they depend on the size and location of the cysts. We report the case of a 6-month-old girl who had a subglottic cyst but managed as moderate croup till she developed worsening respiratory acidosis which difficult intubation. Any case of premature infants with previous history of neonatal intubation presenting with stridor should prompt clinicians to look for possible cysts in the larynx. This is important because once the diagnosis is made, appropriate treatment may be given and unnecessary morbidity and mortality may be avoided.
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author Mohd Hisham Mohd Isa,
Tan, Toh Leong
Fadzlon Mohd Yatim,
spellingShingle Mohd Hisham Mohd Isa,
Tan, Toh Leong
Fadzlon Mohd Yatim,
Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst
author_facet Mohd Hisham Mohd Isa,
Tan, Toh Leong
Fadzlon Mohd Yatim,
author_sort Mohd Hisham Mohd Isa,
title Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst
title_short Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst
title_full Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst
title_fullStr Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst
title_full_unstemmed Stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? A case of subglottic cyst
title_sort stridor in children: croup or something more sinister? a case of subglottic cyst
publisher Fakulti Perubatan, UKM
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9793/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9793/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9793/1/13._Hisham_et_al.pdf
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