Supraglottic mucopyocele with cardio-respiratory arrest
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.185Keywords:
larynx cyst, cardiac arrest, asphyxiaAbstract
Laryngeal cysts represent a kind of rare benign lesions than can cause respiratory distress and eventually death, if not treated properly. Its diagnosis can be dificult, since they usually are casual findings of a routine examination, in an asymptomatic patient.
The authors present a case report of a 47-years-old man, previously healthy, that in a period of approximately 6 hours, evolved from larynx foreign body sensation, to extreme respiratory distress, which ended up in cardiac arrest by airway obstruction. This was reversed after orotracheal intubation and EV administration of adrenalin. After three days of medical treatment with corticotherapy and broad-spectrum antibiotics, the patient was in spontaneous ventilation and was extubated. At this time, a mass was recognizable in the lingual surface of the epiglottis, that histologically was compatible with a laringeal cyst.
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