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Tracheomalacia

Tracheomalacia is a condition or incident where the cartilage that keeps the airway (trachea) open is soft such that the trachea partly collapses especially during increased airflow. The usual symptom is stridor when a person breathes out. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Diffuse tracheal narrowing
Intratracheal mass
Subglottic tracheal narrowing
Upper airway obstruction in a child
May Be Caused by
Atelosteogenesis
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Campomelic dysplasia
Cerebrocostomandibular dysplasia
Congenital tracheomalacia
Diastrophic dysplasia
DiGeorge syndrome
Hallermann-Streiff syndrome
Innominate artery compression syndrome
Intubation
Larsen syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum
Proteus syndrome
Robinow syndrome
Surgery
Tracheostomy
Trisomy 21
May Cause
Diffuse tracheal narrowing
Intratracheal mass
Subglottic tracheal narrowing
Upper airway obstruction in a child
May Be Caused by
Atelosteogenesis
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Campomelic dysplasia
Cerebrocostomandibular dysplasia
Congenital tracheomalacia
Diastrophic dysplasia
DiGeorge syndrome
Hallermann-Streiff syndrome
Innominate artery compression syndrome
Intubation
Larsen syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum
Proteus syndrome
Robinow syndrome
Surgery
Tracheostomy
Trisomy 21


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