Conservative treatment of infantile subglottic hemangioma with corticosteroids.
Infantile subglottic hemangioma is a rare, potentially fatal cause of airway obstruction. Diagnosis is made by history, neck roentgenograms, and direct laryngoscopy. A regimen of high-dose intravenous steroids in combination with oxygen and a mist tent is the preferred mode of therapy in cases where tracheostomy is not required.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005931:Glottis / Q000098:blood supply; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011859:Radiography
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones