Bronchiectasis in the setting of aplasia of the epiglottis

Aplasia of the epiglottis is a rare airway abnormality requiring airway and feeding interventions. We report a case of bronchiectasis in the setting of congenital aplasia of the epiglottis, secondary to early‐life aspiration events. Compensatory mechanisms for airway protection likely develop later...

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Autores principales: Weerasinghe, Puwakdandawe, Thomas, Rahul, Masters, Brent, Kapur, Nitin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2019
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6492817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.430
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Sumario:Aplasia of the epiglottis is a rare airway abnormality requiring airway and feeding interventions. We report a case of bronchiectasis in the setting of congenital aplasia of the epiglottis, secondary to early‐life aspiration events. Compensatory mechanisms for airway protection likely develop later in life.

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