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Acquired Oral Commissure Defect: A Complication of Prolonged Endotracheal Intubation

Journal of Perinatology volume 25, pages 612–614 (2005)Cite this article

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A number of complications during and following endotracheal intubation of infants are well described in the literature. We describe a rare case of an oral commissure defect acquired from prolonged endotracheal intubation in a ventilator-dependent preterm infant.

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  1. Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Schneider Children's Hospital and Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore, North Shore — Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    Doron J Kahn MD & Regina Spinazzola MD

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Kahn, D., Spinazzola, R. Acquired Oral Commissure Defect: A Complication of Prolonged Endotracheal Intubation. J Perinatol 25, 612–614 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211354

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