Airway obstruction secondary to rhinoscleroma during pregnancy.
Dyspnea is a fairly common complaint during pregnancy. However, if one excludes allergic nasal congestion of pregnancy, upper airway obstruction is a distinctly uncommon cause of dyspnea in the pregnant patient. Three cases of laryngeal rhinoscleroma in pregnant women requiring tracheostomy for airway management are reported. All three delivered healthy infants vaginally. Postpartum, two of the three were successfully decannulated, while the third became pregnant again before decannulation was accomplished. Treatment options and a review of the literature are presented.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
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Armstrong
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Peskind
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Bressler
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Crockett
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012226:Rhinoscleroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014139:Tracheostomy
D013752:Tetracycline