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Coexisting Congenital Subglosso-palatal Membrane and Tongue Dermoid in a Neonate. BACKGROUND: Neonatal respiratory distress due to coexisting subglosso-palatal membrane and tongue dermoid has not been reported yet. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A newborn with respiratory distress having a membrane in the oral cavity. Excision of membrane revealed a tongue mass with cleft palate, obstructing the nasopharynx completely. Elective ventilation was followed by excision of mass. OUTCOME: The child was cured with uneventful course at follow-up of six months. MESSAGE: Co-existing congenital anomalies causing airway obstruction may be missed in presence of subglosso-palatal membrane.