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1Department of Otolaryngology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec.
Abstract:
Subglottic hemangioma is a recognized cause of paediatric upper airway obstruction. We present 14 patients with subglottic hemangioma treated between 1984 and 1997,4 of whom had associated extralaryngeal hemangiomatous lesions (28%). The degree of upper airway obstruction ranged between 20% and 90%. Patients with subglottic hemangioma who had obstruction of the laryngeal lumen more than 25% and those with obstructive symptoms were treated with systemic steroids. The patients were followed clinically, radiographically, and with repetitive bronchoscopies. Nine of 10 patients (90%) have responded clinically to systemic steroids. There were no major complications from the systemic steroid treatment. One patient developed a cushingoid face that was reversed after the cessation of steroid therapy. The purpose of this study is to show that systemic steroids, with or without short-term intubation after diagnostic bronchoscopy, can be used as a safe and effective alternative in the management of obstructive paediatric subglottic hemangiomas.
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