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Laryngeal papilloma
Cystic hygroma (neck)
Malignant (e.g., rhabdomyosarcoma)
Laryngospasm (hypocalcemic tetany)
Trachea and bronchi
Congenital
Vascular anomalies
Webs, cysts
Tracheal stenosis
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Neoplasm
Tracheal
Compression by adjacent structure (thyroid, thymus, esophagus)
Foreign body (tracheal or esophageal)
TABLE 75.2
COMMON CAUSES OF STRIDOR
Acute, Febrile
Croup
Tracheitis
Epiglottitis/Supraglottits
Acute, Afebrile
Foreign body
Caustic or thermal injury to airway
Spasmodic croup
Angioneurotic edema
Chronic
Laryngomalacia
Vascular anomalies
Adenotonsillar hyperplasia

Stridor With Acute Onset in the Afebrile Child

A foreign body in either the trachea or the esophagus may produce stridor. The
majority of foreign body aspirations occur in children under age 3 or in children