scholarly journals Massive airway myiasis: an extreme rarity

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e237764
Author(s):  
Ming Kai Teah ◽  
Yeen Mei Chu ◽  
Sakuntala Dewi Shanmuganathan ◽  
Tat Boon Yeap
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Emergency Intubation ◽  
Adequate Ventilation ◽  
Body Tissues ◽  
Conscious Level

Intubations are important live saving skills to maintain adequate ventilation and oxygenation. Common indications include impending upper airway obstruction, respiratory failure and impaired conscious level. Oral myiasis is an infrequently found disease which is characterised by ectoparasitic infestation of body tissues by fly maggots.We present a case report and share valuable experiences on a patient with massive airway myiasis causing upper airway obstruction which require emergency intubation.

scholarly journals An Unusual cause of Acute Hypercapneic Respiratory Failure

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. CCRPM.S7687
Author(s):  
Janice Wang ◽  
Astha Chichra ◽  
Seth Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Diagnostic Imaging ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Progressive Dyspnea

We present a rare cause of hypercapneic respiratory failure through this case report of a 72-year-old man presenting with progressive dyspnea and dysphagia over two years. Hypercapneic respiratory failure was acute on chronic in nature without an obvious etiology. Extensive workup for intrinsic pulmonary disease and neurologic causes were negative. Laryngoscopy and diagnostic imaging confirmed the diagnosis of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, also known as DISH, as the cause of upper airway obstruction leading to hypercapneic respiratory failure.

Case Report: Advanced Upper Airway Obstruction Caused by Cervical Goiter

1989 ◽  
Vol 297 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chiriboga ◽  
John Oropello ◽  
Krishnan Padmanabhan ◽  
Joel M. Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction

Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of upper airway obstruction: a challenge that can be achieved

1996 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
pp. 583-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noga Golan-Porat ◽  
Shlomo Lipitz ◽  
Moshe Porat ◽  
Reuwen Achiron
Keyword(s):  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Delivery Room ◽  
Sonographic Diagnosis ◽  
Adequate Ventilation ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Rare Malformation ◽  
Threatening Situation

AbstractCongenital upper airway obstruction presents a life-threatening situation when encountered in the delivery room. We present a case in which in utero diagnosis of this malformation was suspected, but unfortunately the neonate did not survive due to the inability to provide adequate ventilation. The prenatal sonographic features of this rare malformation are outlined, and the literature reviewed.

scholarly journals Acute upper airway obstruction in rheumatoid arthritis: case report and literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Iulia Szabo ◽  
◽  
Cristina Tiple ◽  
Magdalena Chirila ◽  
Simona Rednic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis Case

scholarly journals Extensive Neck Haematoma as an Extremely Rare Presentation of Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Lo Ren Hui ◽  
Fairuz Mohd Ibrahim ◽  
Khairudin Abdullah ◽  
Nasriah Ahmad ◽  
Fazilah Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Neck Mass ◽  
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Fast Growing

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is uncommon but deadly. It is typically presented with fast growing neck mass, hoarseness or dysphagia. We report an extremely rare presentation of ATC in an elderly lady, with expanding ecchymosis involving laryngopharynx, neck and upper chest region, which causing upper airway obstruction. The rarity of presentation and the management dilemma were discussed.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 03 July’20 Page : 226-228

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