Delayed diagnosis of an infected vallecular cyst in an infant

Robert Hashemzadeh-Gargari; Samita M. Heslin; Richard Sidlow

doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2018.08.008

Delayed diagnosis of an infected vallecular cyst in an infant

Robert Hashemzadeh-Gargari
, Samita M. Heslin
, Richard Sidlow

Emergency Medicine

Northwell Health System

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Abstract

Vallecular cysts in newborns/infants are rare and frequently misdiagnosed. However, certain characteristics distinguish this entity from other common entities that are diagnosed in this age group. We present a case of a vallecular cyst in an infant initially diagnosed as laryngomalacia, and explore possible reasons why this case was initially misdiagnosed based on the etiologies and natural history of this uncommon pediatric upper airway problem.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-42
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Volume	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2018.08.008
State	Published - Nov 2018

Keywords

Neonatal
Supraglottis
Vallecula

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