Laryngotracheomalacia in a Patient with Mosaic Trisomy 8

Abstract

Mosaic trisomy 8 is a condition characterized by a great phenotypic and cytogenetic variability whose incidence ranges around 1 in 25,000 to 50,000 live births. Here, we report a mosaic trisomy 8 patient presenting laryngotracheomalacia, an uncommon finding, analyzing its possible role over morbidity, and mortality. The patient was a boy who, after birth, had tachypnea and paleness. He presented periods of respiratory dysfunction with need of ventilatory support. Respiratory syncytial virus test was positive. Naso fibrobronchoscopy showed moderate laryngotracheomalacia. He also had recurrent episodes of pneumonia and difficulty in withdrawing continuous positive airway pressure. The patient also presented leucoma, abnormal and low-set ears, pectus excavatum, clenched fists with overlapping fingers, cryptorchidism, clubfeet, and deep longitudinal plantar creases. G-bands by Trypsin using giemsa (GTG-banding) karyotype from a peripheral blood sample revealed a mosaic trisomy 8: mos 47,XY, + 8[15]/46,XY[7]. At 4 months, the patient developed respiratory failure, and a chest computed tomography scan showed areas of atelectasis and gross fibroatelectatic striae. He ended up presenting clinical worsening and died at 4 months and 8 days. In our literature review, we found some reports describing patients with mosaic trisomy 8 and laryngotracheomalacia. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that this association could be casual, since laryngotracheomalacia is a relatively common finding in children. Therefore, more studies are still necessary to understand the possible relation between both conditions and the role of laryngotracheomalacia over morbidity and prognosis of mosaic trisomy 8 patients.

Keywords

mosaic trisomy 8 - laryngotracheomalacia - respiratory failure

Publication History

Received: 29 April 2021

Accepted: 20 September 2021

Article published online:
11 November 2021

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