Differential Diagnosis of Cough & Wheeze in Infants & Children






Upper Respiratory Tract Middle Respiratory Tract Lower Respiratory Tract
Allergic rhinitis Bronchial stenosis Asthma
Adenoid/tonsillar hypertrophy Enlarged lymph nodes Bronchiectasis
Foreign body Epiglottitis Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Infectious rhinitis Foreign body Chlamydia trachomatis
Sinusitis Laryngeal webs Chronic aspiration

Laryngomalacia Cystic fibrosis

Laryngotracheobronchitis Foreign body

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy Gastroesophageal reflux

Pertussis Hyperventilation syndrome

Toxic inhalation Obliterative bronchiolitis

Tracheoesophageal fistula Pulmonary hemosiderosis

Tracheal stenosis Toxic inhalation, including smoke

Tracheomalacia Tumor

Tumor Viral bronchiolitis

Vascular rings

Vocal cord dysfunction


Reference:
Nelson Essential of Pediatrics 6th Edition
 

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