A rare cause of acute severe upper airway obstruction that required endotracheal intubation: adenoid hypertrophy

Autor: Ozgur Kemal, Sinan Atmaca, Mehmet Koyuncu, Esra Kavaz, Ugur Yildirim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Turkish Archives of Pediatrics/Türk Pediatri Arşivi
ISSN: 1308-6278
1306-0015
Popis: Adenoid hypertrophy is one of the common causes of upper airway obstruction in children. It usually presents with sleep-related breathing disorders and associated findings generally occur around the age of 4 years. However, the development of acute upper airway obstruction due to adenoid hypertrophy is extremely rare. Acute upper airway obstruction due to adenoid hypertrophy in a patient aged under 1 year is an extremely unexpected condition. The aim of this case report was to contribute to the literature by reporting the presence of adenoid hypertrophy causing severe acute airway obstruction leading to endotracheal intubation in a 7-month-old male patient.
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