title: Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction.
abstract: We describe a case of a 24-year-old male presenting urgently with a juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) with difficulty breathing, inability to swallow, and respiratory distress following throat swelling. The swelling was reduced with administration of dexamethasone and the JNA was surgically resected within 48 hours. This presentation was atypical given the acuity of presentation and the patient's older age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Chikoti
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2530-0611
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wheat
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bickley
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Danya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wenzler
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Astiz