scholarly journals Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Patient Presenting With Upper Airway Obstruction

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Cristina S. Nieves ◽  
Rubiliza D. Onofre ◽  
Fortuna Corazon A. Aberin-Roldan ◽  
Rene Louie C. Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Government Hospital ◽  
Keywords Tuberculosis ◽  
Design Case ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Masses

Objective:  To report a rare case of upper airway obstruction from multiple pharyngeal masses due to nasopharyngeal tuberculosis in a 22-year-old male. Methods: Design:  Case Report Setting:  Tertiary Government Hospital Patient:  One   Result: A 22-year-old Filipino male with upper airway obstruction from multiple pharyngeal masses was diagnosed to have nasopharyngeal tuberculosis by histopathology. He improved after six months of anti-tuberculosis medications. Conclusion: Tuberculosis should not be overlooked in the differential diagnoses of nasopharyngeal masses because of the difference in its management, and swift and adequate cure, compared to other nasopharyngeal pathologies. Keywords:  tuberculosis, nasopharynx, mycobacteria, hypopharyngeal mass, upper airway obstruction

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

scholarly journals Angiofibrolipoma of the soft palate: A very rare cause of upper air way obstruction in an infant.

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Sonam Gyamtsho
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Soft Palate ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Airway Compromise ◽  
Bipolar Cautery ◽  
History Of ◽  
Infant Case

Introduction: Infants and children are very prone to air way obstruction due to smaller and immature air ways. There are multiple causes of upper airway obstruction in infants like infections, congenital lesions and rarely tumours of the upper airway. However, angiofibrolipoma, a rare variant of lipoma causing intermittent respiratory distress in an infant has not been reported until now. Objective: To report a very rare case of angiofibrolipoma arising from the soft palate in an infant. Case report: Two and half months old female child reported to the department of otolaryngology with a history of intermittent airway obstruction since one month of age. After evaluation she was found to have a fleshy polypoidal mass above the laryngeal inlet arising from soft palate causing airway compromise. She underwent surgical excison with bipolar cautery under general anaesthesia. Conclusion: Few cases of angiofibrolipoma has been reported in adults but none has been reported in children. This is to report a case of angiofibrolipoma in child causing airway obstruction.

Mouth and nose resistance in newborn kittens and puppies

1981 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 641-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Mortola ◽  
J. T. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Upper Airways ◽  
Airway Patency ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Adult Cats

Newborn mammals, including infants, have difficulties in mouth breathing when the nasal passages are occluded. In this study we examined the possibility that differences in the passive mechanical properties of the upper airways could fully explain this behavior. Steady inspiratory flows through the upper airways in anesthetized supine newborn kittens and puppies resulted in upper airway obstruction, even at flows less than those occurring during resting breathing, suggesting that in the unanesthetized condition muscle tone plays an important role in maintaining upper airway patency. Mouth (Rm) and nose (Rn) resistances have been measured during steady expiratory flows with nostrils closed and mouth passively open or nostrils open and mouth closed. In all the newborns, Rn was substantially smaller than Rm. In contrast, the Rn/Rm in adult dogs is greater than unity. In adult cats Rn/Rm is above or below unity depending upon the flow rate, but the ratio is always larger than in newborn kittens. The difference between newborns and adults is entirely due to the small Rn of the newborn, as Rm is not greater in the newborn than in the adult. We conclude that the obligatory nose breathing behavior of newborns is not fully explained by the passive mechanical properties of the upper airways.

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.

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 Fish in Hypopharynx: A Rare Case Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-82
Author(s):  
Rabindra Kumar Khatua
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Emergency Airway ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
History Of ◽  
Severe Airway Obstruction

ABSTRACT We present a case of a 10 years old child who swallowed a live fish, which resulted in severe upper airway obstruction. The child presented to the casuality with severe airway obstruction with a history of accidental slippage of a live Koi fish into the throat. He was restless, dysphasic, dyspneic, typically placing his hands in front of his neck. On physical examination, there was suprasternal retraction and bilateral decreased breath sound. Direct laryngoscopy was done and fish was removed from hypopharynx as an emergency procedure. We outline our emergency airway management strategies and focus our discussion on the technique used to remove the impacted fish from the upper airway, which was paramount for the successful outcome of this case. How to cite this article Khatua RK. Fish in Hypopharynx: A Rare Case Report. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2015;7(2):81-82.

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