A thyroglossal duct cyst causing apnea and cyanosis in a neonate

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-37

  Diaz, Maria Carmen G ^a,b,c,d   Stormorken, Anne ^a   Christopher, Norman C ^a,b,c  

^a Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Cyanosis; Thyroglossal duct cyst

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYANOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; STRIDOR; THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEIGHT GAIN;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; APNEA; CYANOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; THYROGLOSSAL CYST;

EID: 12344313362     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000150987.19228.c8     Document Type: Article

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