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Twenty-One-Day-Old Female Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Dyspnea

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report the case of a 21-day-old female neonate admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit due to recurrent cyanosis and respiratory distress. Born at 37+6 weeks via cesarean section, the patient presented with worsening cyanosis, chest retractions, bradycardia, and desaturation following crying episodes. Flexible laryngoscopy revealed an oropharyngeal mass. Surgical excision via suspension laryngoscopy was performed, and histopathology confirmed a congenital oropharyngeal teratoma. The postoperative course was uneventful, with extubation on postoperative day 2 and discharge on day 6. This case underscores the importance of prompt airway evaluation in neonates with unexplained respiratory symptoms.

Source: Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology Phoniatrics and Logopedics

DOI: 10.22469/jkslp.2025.36.3.127

Authors: Minhyung Lee, Jin-Choon Lee, Eui-Suk Sung

Institutions: Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University

Language: English

Topic: Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Pusan National University, Pusan National University Hospital