Recurrent cyanotic attacks due to unilateral upper airway obstruction in infants.
Two infants presented with recurrent brief cyanotic attacks and had unilateral nasal discharge. Both were poor feeders. The triad--transient cyanotic attacks, poor feeding and unilateral nasal discharge--points to unilateral upper airway obstruction. When the obstruction was relieved, the symptoms disappeared.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000150:complications; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012008:Recurrence