Acquired Upper Airway Obstruction

Acquired upper airway obstructions are more common than congenital types.

Noninfectious

• Foreign Body Aspiration (FBA)

• Acquired Vocal Cord Paralysis

• Subglottic Stenosis

• Respiratory Papillomatosis

• Thermal Injury

• Adenotonsillar enlargement

• Malignancy

• Angioedema

• Caustic ingestion

• Trauma

• Laryngospasm

Infectious

• Peritonsillar abscess

• Retropharyngeal abscess

• Epiglottitis

• Croup

• Bacterial tracheitis