| Autor: |
Lucas, Jonathan R., Haas, Elisabeth A., Masoumi, Homeyra, Krous, Henry F. |
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Pediatric & Developmental Pathology; Mar/Apr2009, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p165-168, 4p, 2 Black and White Photographs |
| Abstrakt: |
Laryngotracheitis caused by human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) and not complicated by bacterial superinfection rarely causes sudden unexpected death in infants and toddlers, especially in the absence of stridor and a barking cough. We therefore describe a 15-month-old white male who died suddenly and unexpectedly with clinical and pathological features of laryngotracheitis caused by cultureproven HPIV-1 infection. Given the presence of mucosal inflammation extending into the vocalis muscle of the larynx without associated significant narrowing of the laryngotracheal airway lumen, we propose his death was a result of a laryngospasm, perhaps mediated by immune responses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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