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Neonatal upper airway obstruction caused by chlamydial rhinitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. A. Shinkwin*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Queen‘s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
K. P. Gibbin
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Queen‘s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Charles Shinkwin, F.R.C.S., c/o Mr Gibbin‘s Secretary, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Queen‘s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH.

Abstract

This paper reports the case of a six-week-old infant who presented with severe rhinitis and upper airway obstruction due to infection with Chlamydia trachomatis.

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Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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