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*[[Laryngotracheomalacia]] | *[[Laryngotracheomalacia]] | ||
| + | **Accounts for 60% | ||
| + | **Usually exacerbated by viral URI | ||
| + | **Dx w/ flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy | ||
*Vocal cord paralysis (weak cry) | *Vocal cord paralysis (weak cry) | ||
*[[Subglottic stenosis]] (previous intubation) | *[[Subglottic stenosis]] (previous intubation) | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 23 June 2019
Pediatric stridor
- A minimal amount of edema or inflammation in the pediatric airway can result in significant obstruction
- Can lead to rapid decompensation
<6mo
- Laryngotracheomalacia
- Accounts for 60%
- Usually exacerbated by viral URI
- Dx w/ flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy
- Vocal cord paralysis (weak cry)
- Subglottic stenosis (previous intubation)
- Airway hemangioma (usually regresses by age 5)
- Vascular ring/sling
>6mo
- Croup
- Epiglottitis
- Bacterial tracheitis
- Foreign body (sudden onset)
- Retropharyngeal abscess (muffled voice, fever)