Button battery ingestion or inhalation may be difficult to diagnose in the absence of an electrical injury. Unexplained chronic stridor merits prompt investigation and early imaging. Case study of a ...

Laryngomalacia is a condition of the voice box that results in noisy breathing. It occurs when the soft tissues of the voice box pull into the airway when a person inhales. Another symptom of this ...

A man in his late 60s was brought to the emergency department (ED) by medics with a 2-day history of worsening shortness of breath and cough. The patient has a history of chronic tobacco use and ...

Shortness of breath can be caused by problems in the heart, lungs, blood, muscles or even a panic attack. Determining the ...

The omicron surge has led to a previously unrecognized complication of COVID-19 in young children: croup. In the first peer-reviewed report to date, physicians at Boston Children’s Hospital describe ...