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Over dependence on Airway endoscopy - A missed diagnosis in an infant with chronic intermittent stridor A case report

VIDYA H

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Airway endoscopy is the gold-standard  investigation in evaluation of a stridulous child. At times when this investigation is over-relied, missing out on important  clinical presentations. Here we report a case of a 7 month old infant with intermittent inspiratory stridor of three months  duration. Multiple airway endoscopies were inconclusive. A routine X-ray neck lateral view revealed the widening in the retropharyngeal space

 


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