Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2000-Sep
Breath-holding-like spells in an infant: an unusual presentation of lingual thyroglossal duct cyst.
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The authors report the case of an infant with a lingual thyroglossal duct cyst who presented with breath-holding-like spells, which actually represented life-threatening ball-valve obstruction of the larynx, leading to hypoxemia and transient cerebral dysfunction. When evaluating apparent breath-holding spells in young infants, physicians should include dynamic, episodic upper airway obstruction in the differential diagnosis.