Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
1997 Mar;7(1):101-105.
A Case of CongenitaI LaryngeaI Cleft
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- 1Sam Sung Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Sam Sung Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pediatrics, Inha Hospital, College cf Medicine, Inha University, Seongnam, Korea.
Abstract
- Congenital laryngeal cleft is a rare anomaly, which can cause serious problems of airway and repeated aspiration pneumonia. It is due m failure of fusion of the posterior cricoid cartilage lamina. Dysphagia with aspiration of food is commonly seen w1h resultant bouts of pneumonia. Detection of an unsuspected minor cleft may be difficult, but the pediatrician should suspect the possibility of deft from the clinical features. This paper includes. a detailed case report of one patient with congenital laryngeal cleft and the review of literatures.
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