A recognised cause of stridor in newborn –

Stridor Stridor refers to the physical finding of excessively noisy breathing and is generally due to airway obstruction. Causes of Stridor in a child. Infections Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) Epiglottitis Bacterial tracheitis Retropharyngeal abscess Congenital Laryngomalacia Vocal cord palsy Subglottic stenosis Vascular ring Saccular cyst Neoplasms Subglottic hemangioma Laryngeal papillomas Cystic hygroma, when it occurs in larynx then it can cause respiratory tract obstruction - Nelson 18th/ep. 1773