SAGE Open Med Case Rep . Pediatric COVID-19 presenting as supraglottitis with vocal cord hypomobility

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SAGE Open Med Case Rep


. 2021 Feb 12;9:2050313X21989465.
doi: 10.1177/2050313X21989465. eCollection 2021.
Pediatric COVID-19 presenting as supraglottitis with vocal cord hypomobility


Meghana Nadiger ^{1 2} , Manette Ness-Cochinwala ^{1 2} , Carolina Sanchez-Vegas ^{2 3} , Prithvi Sendi ^{1 2} , Brian Ho ⁴ , Balagangadhar R Totapally ^{1 2} , Ramesh Sachdeva ^{1 2}



Affiliations

• PMID: 33633863
• PMCID: PMC7887695
• DOI: 10.1177/2050313X21989465

Abstract

In the United States, an estimated 7.3% of confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (COVID-19) are among persons aged less than 18 years. Data regarding clinical manifestations in this age group are still evolving. An upper airway predilection has been reported in children. We describe the case of a 15-year-old female with supraglottitis and unilateral hypomobility of vocal cord with concern for critical airway, associated with COVID-19. She was managed by a multidisciplinary team including critical care, infectious diseases, and otolaryngology. This report adds to the sparse but evolving body of literature on the clinical presentation of COVID-19 disease in children.

Keywords: COVID-19; pediatric; supraglottitis; vocal cord hypomobility.