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Differential Diagnosis

Trauma

Larynx fracture
Tracheobronchial tear/injury
Thyroid gland injury/trauma
Trachea injury
Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes
Burns, inhalation

Infectious Disorders

Bacterial tracheitis
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Tracheobronchial Tuberculosis
Poliomyelitis, paralytic, bulbar
Poliomyelitis, acute
Fungal Laryngitis

Abscesses

Abscess, parapharyngeal
Epiglottitis, acute
Peritonsillar abscess
Laryngotracheobronchitis, acute
Retropharyngeal Abscess

Neoplastic Disorders

Neoplasms/tumors

Allergic and Auto-Immune Disorders

Croup, spasmodic/tracheobronchitis
Angioedema/Angioneurotic edema

Metabolic, Storage Disorders

Cerebral Gaucher's of infants (acute)
Tracheobronchial amyloidosis

Biochemical Disorders

Tetany

Congenital, Developmental Disorders

Angioedema/Angioneurotic edema, hereditary

Psychiatric Disorders

Somatization disorder

Anatomical or Mecanical

Foreign Body Aspiration
Acute gastric acid/aspiration syndrome
1. Airway obstruction
2. Neck compartment hemorrhage/hematoma

Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders

Esophageal free reflux/GERD syndrome
Laryngospasm, acute
1. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis
Hypoparathyroidism

Poisoning

1. Smoke inhalation
2. Chemical burn/esophagus

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-==DDX==
+==Differential Diagnosis==
-#Trauma
+===Trauma===
-##Larynx fracture
+#[[Neck Trauma|Larynx fracture]]
-##Tracheobronchial tear/injury
+#Tracheobronchial tear/injury
-##Thyroid gland injury/trauma
+#Thyroid gland injury/trauma
-##Trachea injury
+#Trachea injury
-##Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes
+#Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, [[Radiation_Exposure_(Disaster)#Treatment|Radiation Causes]]
-##Burn, inhalation
+#[[Burns|Burns]], inhalation
-#Iatrogenic, Self Induced Disorders
+===Infectious Disorders===
-##Mechanical ventilation status
+#Bacterial tracheitis
-#Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
+#[[Diphtheria]]
-##Bacterial tracheitis
+#Tetanus
-##Diphtheria
+#Tracheobronchial [[Tuberculosis]]
-##Tetanus
+#Poliomyelitis, paralytic, bulbar
-##Tracheobronchial tuberculosis
+#Poliomyelitis, acute
-##Poliomyelitis, paralytic, bulbar
+#Fungal Laryngitis
-##Poliomyelitis, acute
+===Abscesses===
-##Fungal Laryngitis
+#Abscess, parapharyngeal
-#Infected organ, Abscesses
+#[[Epiglottitis]], acute
-##Abscess, parapharyngeal
+#Peritonsillar abscess
-##Epiglottitis, acute
+#Laryngotracheobronchitis, acute
-##Peritonsillar abscess
+#[[Retropharyngeal Abscess]]
-##Laryngotracheobronchitis, acute
+===Neoplastic Disorders===
-##Abscess, retropharyngeal
+#Neoplasms/tumors
-#Neoplastic Disorders
+===Allergic and Auto-Immune Disorders===
-##Neoplasms/tumors
+#[[Croup]], spasmodic/tracheobronchitis
-#Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
+#[[Angioedema]]/Angioneurotic edema
-##Croup, spasmodic/tracheobronchitis
+===Metabolic, Storage Disorders===
-##Angioedema/Angioneurotic edema
+#Cerebral Gaucher's of infants (acute)
-#Metabolic, Storage Disorders
+#Tracheobronchial amyloidosis
-##Cerebral Gaucher's of infants (acute)
+===Biochemical Disorders===
-##Tracheobronchial amyloidosis
+#Tetany
-#Biochemical Disorders
+===Congenital, Developmental Disorders===
-##Tetany
+#[[Angioedema]]/Angioneurotic edema, hereditary
-#Congenital, Developmental Disorders
+===Psychiatric Disorders===
-#Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
+#Somatization disorder
-##Angioedema/Angioneurotic edema, hereditary
+===Anatomical or Mecanical===
-#Relational, Mental, Psychiatric Disorders
+#Foreign Body Aspiration
-##Somatization disorder
+#Acute gastric acid/aspiration syndrome
-#Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
-##Acute gastric acid/aspiration syndrome
 ##Airway obstruction
 ##Neck compartment hemorrhage/hematoma
-#Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
+===Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders===
-##Esophageal free reflux/GERD syndrome
+#Esophageal free reflux/GERD syndrome
-##Laryngospasm, acute
+#Laryngospasm, acute
 ##Bilateral vocal cord paralysis
-##Hypoparathyroidism
+#Hypoparathyroidism
-#Poisoning (Specific Agent)
+===Poisoning===
 ##Smoke inhalation
-##Chemical burn/esophagus
+##[[Caustics|Chemical burn/esophagus]]
 ==See Also==