title: Aetiology of stridor in Malaysian children.
abstract: Eighty-five children who presented with stridor were reviewed in order to determine the aetiology of stridor in these cases. Congenital causes accounted for 57.6% of cases. Laryngomalacia was the commonest congenital abnormality (77.5%). Other common causes of stridor were a foreign body in the airway (acquired) and laryngotracheobronchitis (33.3%) (infective). Tracheostomized children are a problem in developing countries, requiring prolonged hospitalization. We overcome this problem by teaching parents how to maintain the tracheostomy tube at home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elango
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Htun
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014139:Tracheostomy