idiopathic subglottic stenosis in a patient with generalized port-wine stain (pws): a case report and review of literature

background: subglottic stenosis is defined as inflammatory narrowing of the airway. it can be related to trauma, intubation, autoimmune disorders, vascular malformations, infection and congenital abnormalities. pot-wine stain (pws) is a small dermis venous malformation which is present at birth. pws is found on face and neck, but can occur in throat and can cause subglottic stenosis. case report: authors describe an 18-year-old girl with progressive dyspnea misdiagnosed with asthma having no response to medication. she has no histories of trauma, intubation, gastro-esophageal reflux disease (gerd) or allergy symptoms. conclusion: evaluations revealed subglottic stenosis in association with generalized pws. to the best of our knowledge, this finding has not been reported in english medical literature. [gmj.2015;4(2):126-28]