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Congenital arhinia - First published case in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 2017 Oct;72(5):308-310

Date

12/05/2017

Pubmed ID

29197888

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85035767892 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   4 Citations

Abstract

Congenital arhinia is one of the rare craniofacial malformation that may cause severe respiratory distress at birth due to upper airway obstruction. Our patient, whose abnormalities were only detected after delivery in our centre, is the first reported case of congenital arhinia in Malaysia. Contrary to popular belief that neonates are obligate nasal breather, our patient adapted well to breathing through mouth before an elective tracheostomy was performed on day four of life.

Author List

Ng RL, Rajapathy K, Ishak Z

Author

Rebecca L. Ng MD, MPH Assistant Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Congenital Abnormalities
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Malaysia
Nasal Cavity
Nose