en POLSKI
eISSN: 2300-8660
ISSN: 0031-3939
Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal of Paediatrics
Current issue Archive Manuscripts accepted About the journal Editorial board Abstracting and indexing Contact Instructions for authors Ethical standards and procedures
Editorial System
Submit your Manuscript
SCImago Journal & Country Rank
Search
Editorial Policies
Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications

1/2022
vol. 97
 
Share:
Send email
Share:
abstract:
Case report

Acute upper airway obstruction by a hairy polyp in an infant

Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny
1
,
Monika Morawska-Kochman
1
,
Karolina Dorobisz
1
,
Paweł Gajdzis
2
,
Anna Kołtowska
3
,
Tomasz Zatoński
1

  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław
  2. Department of Pathomorphology and Oncological Cytology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw
  3. University Hospital, Wrocław
Pediatr Pol 2022; 97 (1): 44–47
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2022.114887
Online publish date: 2022/03/23
View full text Get citation
 
PlumX metrics:
A respiratory distress in the newborn is a severe, life-threatening emergency. Hairy polyp (HP) is an uncommon developmental lesion. It develops because of anomalies in 2 germinal layers. The aim of this paper is the presentation of a newborn girl with an acute respiratory distress in the course of a HP located in the left soft palatal wall. The lesion was successfully removed. HP of the oropharyngeal region must be included as a differential diagnosis of acute respiratory distress in infants. A transoral surgical approach allows successful and minimally invasive excision even in a newborn. Diagnostic imaging is essential to outline the HP site of origin, which can simplify surgical treatment.
keywords:

hairy polyp, respiratory distress, newborn