A Case of CongenitaI LaryngeaI Cleft.
- Author:
Jin Ah SON
1
;
So Hee JEONG
;
Jeong Hee KIM
;
I Seok KANG
;
Sang Il LEE
;
Chung Hwan BAEK
Author Information
1. Sam Sung Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laryngeal Cleft
- MeSH:
Cricoid Cartilage;
Deglutition Disorders;
Humans;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Aspiration
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
1997;7(1):101-105
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
