External laryngocoele: A rare cause of stridor in neonate.

Nor Idayu M YUSOF ¹, Mohamamad Tamim JAMIL ², Irfan MOHAMAD ¹

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, ² Department of Paediatric, Universiti Sains Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

A laryngocoele is an abnormal dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. It is a rare cause of stridor in the newborn or in early infancy. Most laryngocoeles are asymptomatic but symptoms of hoarseness, feeding difficulty, lump in the neck and upper airway obstruction may occur. We report a case of external laryngocoele causing partial airway obstruction in early infancy. Spontaneous resolution occurred following conservative medical management thus avoiding surgical intervention.

Keywords: Laryngocoele, external, infant, complications, respiratory distress

Correspondence author: Irfan MOHAMAD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Tel: 609-7676420, Fax; 609-7676424

E mail: irfan@kb.usm.my

Brunei Int Med J. 2012; 8 (1): 43-47