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Is There a Chance of Normal Life in Severe Laryngeal web

INTRODUCTION: Laryngeal web is a rare cause of pediatric stridor and respiratory distress. The clinical presentation is variable and symptoms usually correlate with the severity of the airway obstruction. CASE REPORTS: We describe the cases of three children unexpectedly diagnosed with laryngeal web...

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Autores principales: Nenna, Raffaella, Mattia, Greta Di, Petrarca, Laura, Frassanito, Antonella, Tancredi, Giancarlo, Mollicone, Desiree, Baggi, Roberto, Midulla, Fabio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8829789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35223656
http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/IJORL.2021.55667.2924
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Laryngeal web is a rare cause of pediatric stridor and respiratory distress. The clinical presentation is variable and symptoms usually correlate with the severity of the airway obstruction. CASE REPORTS: We describe the cases of three children unexpectedly diagnosed with laryngeal web after a severe episode of bronchiolitis and after thirteen and eleven years, respectively, of persistent symptoms despite asthma medications. CONCLUSION: Even if it is a rare cause of stridor and respiratory distress, congenital subglottic web could be a life threatening condition and clinicians should always consider it in the differential diagnosis of persistent noisy breathing, even in adolescents and young adults.