Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome in a full-term baby presenting with repeated extubation failure

Lin-Chi Huang; Jui-Hsing Chang; Nein-Lu Wang

doi:10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.11.015

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome in a full-term baby presenting with repeated extubation failure

Pediatr Neonatol. 2012 Feb;53(1):72-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.11.015. Epub 2012 Jan 17.

Authors

Lin-Chi Huang¹, Jui-Hsing Chang, Nein-Lu Wang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan. a4981@ms7.mmh.org.tw

PMID: 22348500
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.11.015

Abstract

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare condition. The main characteristic is respiratory insufficiency during sleep. Patients who have CCHS need varying degrees of ventilation support during sleep, or even all day long, according to its severity. We report a term baby with repeated extubation failure, CCHS and Hirschsprung's disease diagnosed at 1 month of age. This patient was discharged at 5 months old with a home ventilator and reached normal developmental milestones.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Hirschsprung Disease / complications*
Hirschsprung Disease / diagnosis
Hirschsprung Disease / surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Respiration, Artificial*
Sleep Apnea, Central / complications
Sleep Apnea, Central / congenital*
Sleep Apnea, Central / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Central / therapy