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Laryngeal papilloma Cystic hygroma (neck) Malignant (e.g., rhabdomyosarcoma) Laryngospasm (hypocalcemic tetany) Trachea and bronchi Congenital Vascular anomalies Webs, cysts Tracheal stenosis Tracheoesophageal fistula Neoplasm Tracheal Compression by adjacent structure (thyroid, thymus, esophagus) Foreign body (tracheal or esophageal) TABLE 75.2 COMMON CAUSES OF STRIDOR Acute, Febrile Croup Tracheitis Epiglottitis/Supraglottits Acute, Afebrile Foreign body Caustic or thermal injury to airway Spasmodic croup Angioneurotic edema Chronic Laryngomalacia Vascular anomalies Adenotonsillar hyperplasia Stridor With Acute Onset in the Afebrile Child A foreign body in either the trachea or the esophagus may produce stridor The majority of foreign body aspirations occur in children under age or in children