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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2019

Airway Obstruction Caused by Mucinous Material Adherent to the Epiglottis in a Patient with a Progressive Neurological Disorder: An Unusual Case of a Condition Mimicking Acquired Laryngomalacia.

Sho Yamada, Daisuke Kawakami, Junichiro Ohira, Hiroshi Ueta

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sho YamadaDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Daisuke KawakamiDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Junichiro OhiraDepartment of Neurology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Hiroshi UetaDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital · JPKitano Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We herein report the successful management of a condition mimicking acquired laryngomalacia using conservative methods in an elderly man with a progressive neurological disorder. The patient developed stridor and was transferred to the intensive-care unit. Flexible laryngoscopy revealed a collapsed epiglottis during inspiration, as seen in acquired laryngomalacia, with mucinous material firmly adhered to the epiglottis. The stridor resolved after the removal of this material. Pathology revealed keratinized material, suggesting a collection of sputum or epithelial tissue. Thus, flexible laryngoscopy can differentiate the cause of airway obstruction and avoid unnecessary endotracheal intubation in patients with neurological disorders.

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EpiglottisAgedAirway ObstructionDeglutition DisordersDiagnosis, DifferentialForeign BodiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsLaryngomalaciaLaryngoscopyMaleRespiratory SoundsSpinocerebellar Ataxiasacquired laryngomalaciaairway emergencyconservative treatmentneurological disorderspinocerebellar ataxia

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PMID31178481
PMCPMC6794178
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