CASE REPORT
Acute upper airway obstruction by a hairy polyp in an infant
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Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław
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Department of Pathomorphology and Oncological Cytology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw
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University Hospital, Wrocław
Submission date: 2021-11-22
Acceptance date: 2021-12-13
Publication date: 2022-03-23
Pediatr Pol 2022;97(1):44-47
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ABSTRACT
A respiratory distress in the newborn is a severe, life-threatening emergency. Hairy polyp (HP) is an uncommon developmental lesion. It develops because of anomalies in 2 germinal layers. The aim of this paper is the presentation of a newborn girl with an acute respiratory distress in the course of a HP located in the left soft palatal wall. The lesion was successfully removed. HP of the oropharyngeal region must be included as a differential diagnosis of acute respiratory distress in infants. A transoral surgical approach allows successful and minimally invasive excision even in a newborn. Diagnostic imaging is essential to outline the HP site of origin, which can simplify surgical treatment.
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