Laryngotracheobronchial cartilage calcification in children. A case report and review of the literature.
Calcification of the upper respiratory tract is exceptional in persons aged under 15 years, and only 9 cases have been published so far in the English or French literature. We present a new case and analyse those already reported.
Santos
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Universitary Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.
D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*