Laryngo-Tracheal Displacement and Respiratory Distress in an Infant with Congenital Thymic Hyperplasia

الملخص EN

Thymic hyperplasia is usually an asymptomatic condition observed in infancy.

A five-week-old boy presented with respiratory distress and feeding disorder, in which chest X-ray and bronchoscopy revealed a strong laryngotracheal displacement.

Sonography and MRI confirmed the diagnosis of a thymic hyperplasia.

Corticosteroid therapy led to improvement of clinical symptoms.

Thymic hyperplasia may lead to laryngo-tracheal displacement and respiratory distress in neonates and young children.