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  • Title: Laryngeal papillomatosis with airway obstruction in an infant.
    Author: Mikkelsen PG.
    Journal: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand; 2001 May; 45(5):645-8. PubMed ID: 11309020.
    Abstract:
    Laryngeal papillomatosis in infants and children is a benign condition, but the location and a marked tendency for recurrence makes the disease both dangerous and troublesome. This case report deals with a little girl who had suffered hoarseness and wheezing since she was born. The diagnosis of laryngeal papillomatosis was made when she was 17 months old. By that time, the tumour had reached a size that necessitated a tracheotomy to secure the airway. The symptoms and differential diagnoses are discussed, and it is stressed that chronic hoarseness and wheezing sounds in infants and children should make a doctor suspect laryngeal papillomatosis. Laser treatment and anaesthetic management of small children with a compromised airway are discussed. As tracheal intubations and tracheotomy increase the risk of the disease spreading to the trachea and bronchi, an example is given of treating laryngeal papillomatosis with potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser, using a laryngeal mask as an airway to avoid tracheal intubation. Whether this procedure can reduce the need to perform a tracheotomy in some of these small patients remains to be seen.
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