Infantile vomiting due to a disappearing hairy polyp.
Infantile vomiting can occur from many causes. A mass in the nasopharynx is an obscure reason for emesis. Maternal detection of an intermittently visible mass secured a diagnosis that had eluded observation, even after the patient had been hospitalized. "Hairy polyp" has received almost no attention in the Pediatrics literature. This report is both for information about the unusual tumor and for reaffirmation of the value of parental observation.
Camacho
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Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston 02114.
Vonnegut
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Eavey
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D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010160:Palate, Soft; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology*