Detection of Pepsin in Oral Secretions of Infants with and without Laryngomalacia.
Miles J KlimaraTina L SamuelsNikki JohnstonRobert H ChunMichael E McCormickPublished in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2019)
Pepsin in saliva appears to be associated with laryngomalacia, suggesting a role for salivary pepsin as a noninvasive marker of LPR in patients with laryngomalacia. Future studies will determine the utility of this test in laryngomalacia.