Abstract

A term infant was born by precipitous vaginal delivery to a multiparous woman. From birth, the infant presented with respiratory distress and an inspiratory stridor requiring commencement of continuous positive airway pressure. The stridor, respiratory distress, and cyanosis were more prominent when the infant was agitated. The clinical examination result was normal except for edema of the face and bruising. A direct laryngoscopy was performed and showed the presence of a vallecular cyst (Figure, A).

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