Stridor

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Stridor

Stridor is a high-pitched inspiratory sound produced by upper airway obstruction.

Causes

Congenital

• Laryngomalacia (congenital flaccid larynx)

Acquired

• Foreign body

• Epiglottitis

• Retropharyngeal abscess

• Post-tracheostomy stenosis

• Post-intubation stenosis

• Post-thyroid surgery

• Laryngeal oedema

• Anaphylaxis

• Inhalational injury

• Cricoarytenoid rheumatoid arthritis

• Relapsing polychondritis

• Fractured larynx

Malignancy

• Intraluminal obstruction

• External compression

• Malignant nodes

Bilateral vocal cord palsy

• Brainstem stroke

• Thyroid carcinoma

• Oesophageal carcinoma

History

Onset

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