Cough and stridor: who should investigate the patient?
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.
Hassan
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Sunderland SR2 7JE, England.
Henderson
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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*