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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| author | Chikoti Wheat Ryan J. Bickley Erik Cohen Danya Wenzler Nancy Hunter Donna Astiz |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj-art-84ea2e7a634d4a3b83d38feeee73bf2c2025-02-03T01:23:17ZengWileyCase 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 |
| spellingShingle | Chikoti Wheat Ryan J. Bickley Erik Cohen Danya Wenzler Nancy Hunter Donna Astiz Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | 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_short | Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction |
| title_sort | juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma presenting with acute airway obstruction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1537276 |
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