Newborn with congenital salivary gland anlage tumor presenting with respiratory distress

Autor: Anil Kumar Swayampakula, Karen Tong, Miguel Krishnan, Mariam Ischander, Sonea Qureshi, Craig W. Zuppan
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra. 10:42-44
ISSN: 1871-4048
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedex.2015.03.003
Popis: Breathing difficulty is a common complaint in the newborn period. Common etiologies range from infections to anatomic obstruction. Nasopharyngeal obstruction due to tumor is a rare cause of neonatal respiratory distress. We herein report a newborn presenting with respiratory distress due to a rare salivary gland tumor in the nasopharynx.
Databáze: OpenAIRE