title: Cough and stridor: who should investigate the patient?
abstract: Stridor is usually produced by obstruction in the upper airways. We present a case of stridor referred to the ENT Department in whom an endoscopic examination as far as the lower trachea showed no abnormality. A subsequent bronchoscopy in the Chest Department revealed a tumour in the right main bronchus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Sunderland SR2 7JE, England.
authors.forename: W U
authors.initials: WU
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*