title: Psychogenic stridor.
abstract: Obstruction of the laryngeal airway is a life threatening problem due normally to obstructive pathology within the upper aero-digestive tract. We describe four cases of laryngeal stridor (two adults and two children) of psychogenic origin, one of which required a tracheostomy. The literature is reviewed and the subsequent pattern of this disease documented on the basis of 28 patients previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Center, Nottingham.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*