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Neonatal Respiratory Distress Secondary to an Obstructing Nasopharyngeal Dermoid

Pediatric Ear, Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat of Atlanta, P.C., 5455 Meridian Mark Road, Suite 130, Atlanta, Georgia 30342

James Clayton, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Robin Baker, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Fairfax Neonatology Associates, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia

John Nowlin, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Former Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

A case presentation of a newborn infant with intermittent, complete airway obstruction secondary to a pedunculated nasopharyngeal dermoid is presented. The differential diagnosis of obstructing nasopharyngeal lesions of the neonatal period is discussed, and an organized management strategy is proposed.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 31, No. 1, 44-47 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289203100109


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