Congenital Hairy Polyp Causing Severe Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn: A Case Report

Laith Khasawneh; Giampiero Neri; Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi; Adi H. Khassawneh; Khaled Al-Omar; Giulio Romano Filograna Pignatelli; Amjed Adnan Tarifi; Mohammad A. Al Katatbeh; Firas Alzoubi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.930200

25 March 2021 : Case report Jordan

Congenital Hairy Polyp Causing Severe Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn: A Case Report

Management of emergency care, Congenital defects / diseases

Laith Khasawneh^1ABCDEF*, Giampiero Neri^2AEF, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi^3ABDEF, Adi H. Khassawneh^3E, Khaled Al-Omar^1BC, Giulio Romano Filograna Pignatelli^4CDE, Amjed Adnan Tarifi^1ABCF, Mohammad A. Al Katatbeh^1B, Firas Alzoubi^5ABD

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930200

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930200

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Figure 1. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the hairy polyp originating from the soft palate (indicated by arrow) obstructs the neonate’s oropharynx.

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