Hostname: page-component-745bb68f8f-hvd4g Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-02-06T12:50:04.112Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Childhood obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome due to nasopharyngeal viral papillomatosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. H. Wheatley ,
R. H. Temple  and
A. E. Camilleri
A. H. Wheatley*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
R. H. Temple
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
A. E. Camilleri
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr A. H. Wheatley, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT.
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

We present a case of obstructive sleep apnoea in a child that is caused by papillomatosis of the post-nasal space.

Keywords

Sleep apnoea syndromesPapillomavirusesNasopharynxChild
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 10 , October 1997 , pp. 976 - 977
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

References

Abbey, L. M., Page, D. E., Sawyer, D. R. (1980) The clinical and histopathological features of a series of 464 oralsquamous papillomas. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology 49: 419–428.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Brodsky, L., Saeeda, Y., Stanievich, J. (1987) Massive ortopharyngeal papillomatosis causing obstructive sleep apnoea in a child. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 113: 882–884.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Jakubikova, J., Zitnan, D., Batorava, A. (1996) An unusual reason for obstructive sleep apnoea in a boy with haemophilia B: supraglottic papilloma. International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology 34: 165–169.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Marcus, C. L., Loughlin, G. M. (1996) Obstructive sleep apnoea in children. Seminars in Paediatric Neurology 3: 23–28.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mandel, E. M., Reynolds, C. F. (1981) Sleep disorders associated with upper airway obstruction in children. Paediatric Clinics of North America 28: 897–903.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Osler, W. Chronic tonsillitis. In The Principles and Practice of Medicine (1892) Appleton and Co., New York, pp 335–339.Google Scholar