Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction

Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction

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...

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Main Authors: Chikoti Wheat, Ryan J. Bickley, Erik Cohen, Danya Wenzler, Nancy Hunter, Donna Astiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1537276
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spelling doaj-84ea2e7a634d4a3b83d38feeee73bf2c2020-11-24T20:56:58ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732016-01-01201610.1155/2016/15372761537276Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway ObstructionChikoti Wheat0Ryan J. Bickley1Erik Cohen2Danya Wenzler3Nancy Hunter4Donna Astiz5Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Otolaryngology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USADepartment of Pathology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USAWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1537276
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author Chikoti Wheat
Ryan J. Bickley
Erik Cohen
Danya Wenzler
Nancy Hunter
Donna Astiz
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Ryan J. Bickley
Erik Cohen
Danya Wenzler
Nancy Hunter
Donna Astiz
Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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Ryan J. Bickley
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Nancy Hunter
Donna Astiz
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title Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction
title_short Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction
title_full Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction
title_fullStr Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction
title_full_unstemmed Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction
title_sort juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma presenting with acute airway obstruction
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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2090-6773
publishDate 2016-01-01
description 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.
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