喘鳴を主訴として受診した当科症例の検討

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We investigated sixty-two children with stridor who visited us from July,2002 through June,2004. The diseases causing stridor were aryngomalacia with the highest rate of 40%, followed by vocal cord palsy (23%), and stricture below the vocal cords (13%). Congenital disease causing stridor accounted for 79% and acquired disease for 21% of cases. Some 95% of children aged less than one year were affected with congenital disorders such as laryngomalacia. The older the patient, the more frequently he/she appeared to be affected with acquired diseases such as inflammation, tonsillar hypertrophy, and foreign body aspiration.