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. 2020 Oct 31;58(230):712–716. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5244

Table 1. Different causes of stridor among young children (n = 430).

Variables n (%)
Congenital
Laryngomalacia* 284 (66%)
Vocal cord palsy 1 (<1%)
Subglottic stenosis 1 (<1%)
Laryngeal web 1 (<1%)
Laryngeal clefts 1 (<1%)
Tracheomalacia 3 (<1%)
Acquired
Croup 91 (21%)
Epiglotittis 23 (5%)
Subglottic foreign body 4 (<1%)
Retropharyngeal abscess 21 (5%)
Subglottic stenosis 3 (<1%)
*

3 patients of laryngomalacia had synchronous airway lesions. All three cases were of tracheomalacia