A rare cause of acute severe upper airway obstruction that required endotracheal intubation: adenoid hypertrophy
TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, vol.55, no.2, pp.199-202, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 55 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.14744/turkpediatriars.2018.89156
- Journal Name: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.199-202
- Keywords: Adenoids, adenoidectomy, nasopharynx, pediatrics, respiratory insufficiency, ADENOTONSILLECTOMY
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Adenoid hypertrophy is one of the common causes of upper airway obstruction in children. It usually presents with sleep-related breathing disorders and associated findings generally occur around the age of 4 years. However, the development of acute upper airway obstruction due to adenoid hypertrophy is extremely rare. Acute upper airway obstruction due to adenoid hypertrophy in a patient aged under 1 year is an extremely unexpected condition. The aim of this case report was to contribute to the literature by reporting the presence of adenoid hypertrophy causing severe acute airway obstruction leading to endotracheal intubation in a 7-month-old male patient.