Abstract
NASAL congestion is a common problem of infants. There are many causes of this condition: congenital abnormalities, trauma, infections, environmental irritants or allergens, foreign bodies, and intranasal drug use. Although nasal congestion is not usually considered an urgent or emergency situation, it may become catastrophic in an obligate nose breather. Recently an infant came to our emergency department with acute nasal obstruction from the use of hypertonic saline nose drops. Report of a Case A 34-day-old girl was brought to the emergency department with nasal congestion and severe respiratory distress. The mother had taken the baby to another hospital for a runny nose and nasal congestion two days previously. The physician at the clinic had instructed her to use a vaporizer and salt solution nose drops every four hours. During the next 36 hours, the infant's condition improved; however, she then became congested again, with the development of intermittent, gasping
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
