Cricoarytenoiditis as a cause of acute airway obstruction in children.
A 4-1/2-year-old girl with a one-year history of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was admitted with severe respiratory distress requiring endotracheal intubation. Arthritis of the cricoarytenoid joint was diagnosed and she responded well to intubation and high-dose steroids. Although well described in adults, this is only the third case report of a child afflicted with arthritis of the cricoarytenoid joint.
Goldhagen
J L
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, Minnesota.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*; D001193:Arytenoid Cartilage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D014139:Tracheostomy