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Aleteo nasal - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Aleteo de las alae nasi (fosas nasales); Aleteo de las fosas nasales

Definición:

Es el ensanchamiento de la abertura de las fosas nasales durante la respiración. Con frecuencia, es un signo de que se necesita mayor esfuerzo para respirar.

Consideraciones generales:

El aleteo nasal se observa sobre todo en bebés y niños pequeños.

Cualquier afección que induzca al bebé a esforzarse más para respirar puede causar aleteo nasal. Aunque muchas causas del aleteo nasal no son graves, algunas pueden ser mortales.

En los bebés pequeños, el aleteo nasal puede ser un signo muy importante de dificultad respiratoria.

Causas comunes:

  • Fecha de revisión: 5/8/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Wiebe RA. General Approach to the Pediatric Patient. Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006: Chap. 164.

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