Template:Pediatric stridor DDX
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
- 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)