A variant of laryngomalacia in the neurologically normal older child.
Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of stridor in infancy. It is generally considered to be a fairly benign condition necessitating surgical intervention in relatively few cases. It resolves by the age of 4 years in the majority of children. We present three cases in which laryngomalacia persisted and actually worsened in later childhood and postulate a possible mechanism for this.
Hitchings
Anne
A
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, United Kingdom.
Crampsey
David
D
Kubba
Haytham
H
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007820:Laryngeal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*