Case reports describing acute airway obstruction caused by RRP
| Author | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Helmrich G 199221 | Fatal maternal laryngeal Papillomatosis in pregnancy: a case report | 24 year old pregnant woman with RRP since childhood noted to develop hoarseness and alteration in voice at antenatal visits. Failed to attend ENT clinic appointments made by the obstetricians. Developed acute airway obstruction at home, taken to ED where she had a cardiopulmonary arrest. She was resuscitated but died in ITU 10 days later. |
| Sperry K 19948 | Lethal asphyxiating juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis. A case report with human papilloma virus in situ hybridisation analysis | 22 month girl who died in her sleep the night before evaluation and resection of RRP diagnosed three months previously. |
| Balazic J 199722 | Sudden death caused by laryngeal papillomatosis | 19 year old woman died at home hours after discharge from hospital. Surgery for known papillomatosis had been postponed that day. |
| Reeber CB 19995 | Laryngeal papillomatosis presenting as acute airway obstruction in a child | 8 year old child admitted to hospital after out of hospital respiratory arrest attributed to asthma. The child was intubated by paramedics. A diagnosis of upper airway compromise due to laryngeal papillomata was made in ITU days later during changing of the endotracheal tube. |