Document Type : Case Report
Authors
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Lecture, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Abstract
Background: Cleft of the larynx is a congenital abnormality caused by an abnormal connection between the esophagus, trachea, and larynx. This disease is rare as it can be a principal cause of respiratory and feeding morbidity in the infant and pediatric. The treatment method for laryngeal cleft is based on the different clinical conditions of the patient and includes drug treatment and surgical restorative treatments. In this article, a case of laryngeal cleft type 2 in an infant girl 20 months is reported.
Case presentation: A 20-month-old female infant was brought to the hospital complaining of shortness of breath and wheezing. The infant has been admitted to the hospital 3 times due to swallowing problems, weight loss, and wheezing with the diagnosis of lung infection. After performing the diagnostic procedures, grade 2 laryngeal cleft was diagnosed, and the infant was a candidate for surgery and tracheostomy. After the surgery, taking medicine for one month, and leaving the tracheostomy, the general condition of the infant was good.
Conclusion: It is necessary to perform surgery and tracheostomy in the laryngeal gap to solve the patient's breathing problems.
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