TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 69. Upper Respiratory Emergencies—Stridor and Drooling A1 - Adelgais, Kathleen M. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Handel, Daniel A. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2012 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e AB - The physical sign common to all causes of upper respiratory tract obstruction is stridor. Laryngomalacia, due to a developmentally weak larynx, accounts for 60% of stridor in the neonatal period, but is self-limited and rarely requires treatment. Common causes of stridor in children > 6 months of age discussed here include viral croup, epiglottitis, bacterial tracheitis, airway foreign body, retropharyngeal abscess, and peritonsillar abscess. Other etiologies including Ludwig's angina and oropharyngeal trauma are covered in Chapter 153. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56274026 ER -