Laryngomalacia (literally, "soft larynx") is the most common cause of chronic stridor in infancy, in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction. It can also be seen in older patients, especially those with neuromuscular conditions resulting in weakness of the muscles of the throat. However, the infantile form is much more common. Laryngomalacia is one of the most common laryngeal congenital disease in infancy and public education about the signs and symptoms of the disease is lacking.
Laryngomalacia (literally, "soft larynx") is the most common cause of chronic stridor in infancy, in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx...
They may be narrowed and cause stridor, or be shortened and cause laryngomalacia. The aryepiglottic folds are triangular. They are narrow in front, wide...
stridor can occur together, such as when adenotonsillar hypertrophy and laryngomalacia occur together. Innes, J. Alastair; Dover, Anna R.; Fairhurst, Karen;...
tracheobronchomalacia. The same condition can also affect the larynx, which is called laryngomalacia. The term is from trachea and the Greek μαλακία, softening Tracheomalacia...
kneecap Bronchomalacia, a disorder of the bronchial tubes' cartilage Laryngomalacia, a disorder of the larynx's cartilage Tracheomalacia, a disorder of...
or in association with other abnormalities such as bronchomalacia or laryngomalacia, and abnormal connections between the trachea and the oesophagus, amongst...
Laryngospasm Congenital structural defects in pediatric patients, including laryngomalacia An effective vaccine, the Hib vaccine, has been available since the...
Similar damage can occur with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Laryngomalacia is a very common condition of infancy, in which the soft, immature cartilage...
was diagnosed by a paediatrician to be suffering from a mild case of laryngomalacia, something he would eventually outgrow; he was otherwise born healthy...
disease is relapsing, recurrent laryngeal inflammation may result in laryngomalacia or permanent laryngeal stenosis with inspiratory dyspnea that may require...
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