[Unilateral nasal obstruction in children: Pai syndrome]

Arch Argent Pediatr. 2011 Oct;109(5):e100-3. doi: 10.5546/aap.2011.e100.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Unilateral obstruction of the nasal cavity in children is mainly caused by the introduction of foreign bodies further stated with rhinorrhea and fetid odor. Less commonly, it can be traumatic, neoplastic, due to congenital malformation or iatrogenic. Symptoms of congenital intranasal mass may present at birth, or go unnoticed and be a finding in a routine pediatric examination. Patient evaluation should include imaging studies to guide the diagnosis and rule out intracranial extension. A syndrome associated with congenital nasal tumor should be suspected when other abnormalities are present. Pai syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. Its manifestations are craniofacial being congenital nasal polyp his main marker. We present a patient with unilateral nasal respiratory failure secondary to congenital nasal lipoma, with craniofacial anomalies belonging to Pai syndrome. Nasal obstruction was successfully surgically resolved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum / diagnosis*
  • Cleft Lip / diagnosis*
  • Coloboma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Nasal Obstruction / diagnosis*
  • Nasal Polyps / diagnosis*
  • Phenotype
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis*

Supplementary concepts

  • Median cleft lip, corpus callosum, lipoma, and skin polyps