title: A pharyngeal hairy polyp causing neonatal airway obstruction: a case study.
abstract: A case of neonatal respiratory distress due to an oropharyngeal hairy polyp is reported with its MRI assessment. The place of hairy polyps in the differential diagnosis of upper respiratory tract obstruction is discussed. Early and rapid diagnosis and treatment may be lifesaving for the newborn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Haesendonck
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Van de Heyning
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Claes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goovaerts
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Reempst
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Schepper
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marquet
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D011127:Polyps / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology*