On examination, he was tachypneic with intercostal retractions and inspiratory stridor. |
Some more affected children will have hoarseness, aphonia, and inspiratory retractions that are severe enough to cause chest wall deformity. |
A small fraction, consistent with one or two molecules of tip retractions, show clear sawtooth patterns in force. |
She was noted to have significant subcostal retractions for which she was given vaporized racemic epinephrine and dexamethasone intravenously once. |
We describe the case of a 20-month-old girl with a gastrostomy tube who presented with stridor, daily emesis, stertor, and mild neck retractions. |
On examination, she was noted to be sitting upright and breathing without tachypnea, retractions or stridor. |