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Laryngomalacia Presenting as Recurrent Croup in an Infant
Author(s) -
Osama Elbuluk,
Travis Shiba,
Nina L. Shapiro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
case reports in otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6765
pISSN - 2090-6773
DOI - 10.1155/2013/649203
Subject(s) - laryngomalacia , croup , medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , stridor , surgery , airway
Laryngomalacia is a common disease of infancy which can present with atypical symptoms and at an atypical age, causing the diagnosis to often be overlooked. We report a case of a male patient who was diagnosed with laryngomalacia at the age of three months. The patient's inspiratory stridor resolved within a year, but he went on to develop atypical croup. The patient was later diagnosed with severe laryngomalacia which complicated his “croup-like” symptoms. He subsequently underwent supraglottoplasty with complete resolution of symptoms.

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