A pharyngeal hairy polyp causing neonatal airway obstruction: a case study

J Van Haesendonck; P H Van de Heyning; J Claes; G Goovaerts; P Van Reempst; A De Schepper; J F Marquet

doi:10.1016/0165-5876(90)90224-f

A pharyngeal hairy polyp causing neonatal airway obstruction: a case study

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1990 Jun;19(2):175-80. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(90)90224-f.

Authors

J Van Haesendonck¹, P H Van de Heyning, J Claes, G Goovaerts, P Van Reempst, A De Schepper, J F Marquet

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.

PMID: 2373600
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(90)90224-f

Abstract

A case of neonatal respiratory distress due to an oropharyngeal hairy polyp is reported with its MRI assessment. The place of hairy polyps in the differential diagnosis of upper respiratory tract obstruction is discussed. Early and rapid diagnosis and treatment may be lifesaving for the newborn.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Airway Obstruction / etiology*
Hair / pathology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pharyngeal Neoplasms / congenital*
Pharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology
Polyps / congenital*
Polyps / pathology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology*