Acute stridor: differential
ABCDEFGH
· With fever:
Abscess
Bacterial tracheitis
Croup
Diphtheria
Epiglottitis
· Without fever:
Foreign body
Gas (Toxic Gas)
Hypersensitivity
Another mnemonic
Stridor is A Very WELSH Condition
- Acute epiglotitis (acute stridor)
- Vocal cord paralysis (chronic stridor)
- Web, laryngeal (chronic)
- External compression e.g. vascular ring (chronic)
- Laryngomalacia (chronic)
- Subglottic stenosis (chronic)
- Hypocalcaemia (chronic)
- Croup (acute)
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