Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2

A lysosomal storage disease with multisystemic involvement leading to a massive accumulation of glycosaminoglycans and a wide variety of symptoms including distinctive coarse facial features, short stature, cardio-respiratory involvement and skeletal abnormalities. It manifests as a continuum varying from a severe form with neurodegeneration to an attenuated form without neuronal involvement.

Stridor

Stridor is a high pitched sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway.

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PMID (PMCID)
11126153	MALE
	Anesthesia of CO2 laser surgery in a patient with Hunter syndrome: case report.
	Lin CM, Hsu JC, Liu HP, Li HY, Tan PP. Chang Gung Med J. 2000;23(10):614-8.
	A 16-year-old patient suffering from Hunter syndrome was scheduled for CO2 laser surgery because of sleep apnea and respiratory stridor.
3095256	MALE	Child
	Upper airway obstruction in Hunter syndrome.
	Brama I, Gay I, Feinmesser R, Springer C. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1986;11(3):229-35.
	Patients with Hunter syndrome may have symptoms of hoarseness, stridor and breathing difficulties as a result of laryngeal and tracheal involvement.