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