Causes of Airway obstruction

This section discusses 24 medical conditions causing Airway obstruction. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Common Causes: Airway obstruction

Some of the possible common medical causes of Airway obstruction may include:

• Foreign bodies
• Acute allergic reactions
• Croup
• Epiglottitis
• Retropharyngeal abscess
• Peritonsillar abscess

Other Causes: Airway obstruction

Some of the less common causes of Airway obstruction may include:

• Secretions, oedema, blood
• Ludwig's angina
• Anaphylaxis
• Bronchospasm
• Aspiration of gastric contents

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Airway obstruction:

The following list of conditions have 'Airway obstruction' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

• Aberrant subclavian artery abnormality ... airway obstruction
• Acromegaly ... airway obstruction

B

• Bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis syndrome ... Airway obstruction

C

• Cervical Teratoma ... airway obstruction
• Cystic Fibrosis ... airway obstruction

L

• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... airway obstruction

N

• Nasopharyngeal carcinoma ... airway obstruction

R

• Retropharyngeal abscess ... airway obstruction

Conditions listing medical complications: Airway obstruction:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Airway obstruction' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

• Acute Tracheitis ... Airway obstruction

C

• C1esterase deficiency ... airway obstruction
• Chronic laryngotracheitis ... Airway obstruction

L

• Larsen syndrome ... airway obstruction

M

• Mononucleosis ... airway obstruction

V

• Vocal papilloma ... airway obstruction

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List of 24 causes of Airway obstruction

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Airway obstruction in our database from various sources.

• Aberrant subclavian artery abnormality - airway obstruction
• Acromegaly - airway obstruction
• Acute allergic reactions
• Acute Tracheitis - Airway obstruction
• Anaphylaxis
• Aspiration of gastric contents
• Bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis syndrome - Airway obstruction
• Bronchospasm
• C1esterase deficiency - airway obstruction
• Cervical Teratoma - airway obstruction
• Chronic laryngotracheitis - Airway obstruction
• Croup
• Cystic Fibrosis - airway obstruction
• Epiglottitis
• Foreign bodies
• Larsen syndrome - airway obstruction
• Ludwig's angina
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - airway obstruction
• Mononucleosis - airway obstruction
• Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - airway obstruction
• Peritonsillar abscess
• Retropharyngeal abscess - airway obstruction
• Secretions, oedema, blood
• Vocal papilloma - airway obstruction

Medical Textbooks about Airway obstruction

Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Airway obstruction. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Airway obstruction (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

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