Respiratory obstruction and cor pulmonale in the Hallermann-Streiff syndrome.
The risk of respiratory death in the Hallermann-Streiff syndrome is not insignificant, particularly in the neonatal period and in infancy. Upper airway obstruction may result from small nares and glossoptosis secondary to micrognathia, which sometimes lead to cor pulmonale. I report on a patient with such problems.
Robinow
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Department of Pediatrics, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D006210:Hallermann's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography