Stridor

DDX

1. Trauma
   1. Larynx fracture
   2. Tracheobronchial tear/injury
   3. Thyroid gland injury/trauma
   4. Trachea injury
2. Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes
   1. Burn, inhalation
3. Iatrogenic, Self Induced Disorders
   1. Mechanical ventilation status
4. Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
   1. Bacterial tracheitis
   2. Diphtheria
   3. Tetanus
   4. Tracheobronchial tuberculosis
   5. Poliomyelitis, paralytic, bulbar
   6. Poliomyelitis, acute
   7. Fungal Laryngitis
5. Infected organ, Abscesses
   1. Abscess, parapharyngeal
   2. Epiglottitis, acute
   3. Peritonsillar abscess
   4. Laryngotracheobronchitis, acute
   5. Abscess, retropharyngeal
6. Neoplastic Disorders
   1. Neoplasms/tumors
7. Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
   1. Croup, spasmodic/tracheobronchitis
   2. Angioedema/Angioneurotic edema
8. Metabolic, Storage Disorders
   1. Cerebral Gaucher's of infants (acute)
   2. Tracheobronchial amyloidosis
9. Biochemical Disorders
   1. Tetany
10. Congenital, Developmental Disorders
11. Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
    1. Angioedema/Angioneurotic edema, hereditary
12. Relational, Mental, Psychiatric Disorders
    1. Somatization disorder
13. Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
    1. Acute gastric acid/aspiration syndrome
    2. Airway obstruction
    3. Neck compartment hemorrhage/hematoma
14. Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
    1. Esophageal free reflux/GERD syndrome
    2. Laryngospasm, acute
    3. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis
    4. Hypoparathyroidism
15. Poisoning (Specific Agent)
    1. Smoke inhalation
    2. Chemical burn/esophagus

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