Laryngeal Stridor and Respiratory Infections

Abstract

We report three cases of laryngeals tridor that required operativ e treatment. Case 1 is a laryngomalaciath at needed partial resection of the residual aryepiglottic fold mucosa, case 2 is a subglottic hemangioma with tracheostoma, and case 3 is a cleft larynx closed by an endoscopic operation. Laryngeal diseases that cause stridor are often found when patients have respiratory infections. Sometimes they are treated on the basis of erroneous presumptive diagnoses such as upper respiratory infections or bronchial asthma. Stridor is not a diagnosis, but a symptom. It is important for otolaryngologiststo establish a precise diagnosis.