Unusual Cause of Stridor with Failure to Thrive

An unusual cause of failure to thrive.

A 9 months old male child presented ,1·ith the complaints of failure to thriYe. F{;(·r;mg had been inadequate because of fatigue on sucking. He deYeloped noisy breathing at 5 months of age and was treated for repeated respiratory tract infections without a specific diagnosis. Physicai examination reYcalccl that his height and weight were helo\\ tne third percentile. He had noticeable i'lterc,,s...

Congenital vallecular cyst with polydactyly - A rare cause of stridor and failure to thrive.

Congenital vallecular cyst is an uncommon, benign but potentially dangerous condition causing respiratory distress and stridor. It is associated with sudden upper airway obstruction resulting in death due to its anatomical location in neonates and infants. We reported a rare case of 2 months old male infant presented with respiratory obstruction with failure to thrive with polydactyly (rarest f...

An unusual case of an infant with failure to thrive.

An unexpected cause of infantile failure to thrive.

The etiology of infantile failure to thrive in the US is extremely diverse. Causes range from naive or malevolent parents; cost of formula for low-income families; mothers inexperienced with breast-feeding; and a range of organic causes. Many experts categorize failure-tothrive (FTT) as either organic or nonorganic. Recognizing the initial stages of FTT is challenging, but becomes readily appar...

Vallecular cysts: a differential diagnosis to consider for neonatal stridor and failure to thrive

Patient 1 was born via lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) and weighed 3.254 kg. Even though soft inspiratory stridor had been present since birth, she was able to be discharged home on breast feeds. She was seen by her community paediatrician at four weeks of age for poor weight gain and was encouraged to increase the frequency of her feeds. At six weeks of age she presented to the emergenc...