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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Stridor
Partial obstruction of upper airways lntraluminal:
Foreign body, tumour
Intramural:
Infection: epiglottitis, croup in children, respiratory papillomata (HPV warts on
the larynx), retropharyngeal abscess
Laryngeal oedema (anaphylaxis, smoke inhalation)
Laryngeal carcinoma
Cricoarytenoid rheumatoid arthritis
Tracheal stenosis (following surgery/intubation/tracheostomy)

Extramural: Goitre
Lymphadenopathy


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