An unreported risk in the use of home nasal continuous positive airway pressure and home nasal ventilation in children: mid-face hypoplasia.
We report the case of a 15-year-old boy with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity who was treated since the age of 5 with nasal continuous positive airway pressure. Due to the long-term use of a nasal mask, the child developed a mid-face hypoplasia. Chronic use of a nasal mask for home ventilation in children should always be associated with regular evaluations of maxillomandibular growth.
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Center of Excellence in Sleep Disorders Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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Guilleminault
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D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008397:Masks; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011859:Radiography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*