It sounds like barking in the middle of the night — the kind that alarms many parents — but it is most likely stridor. What does this cough indicate and how is it treated? A family physician answers.

Primary tracheomalacia is a congenital condition in which the tracheal wall is weak. When the weakness is severe, the trachea can collapse during inspiration, obstructing the normal airflow. It is ...

A baby girl was noted to have stridor on day 1 of life. Her examination was otherwise normal, and a provisional diagnosis of laryngomalacia was made. However, she continued to have intermittent ...

It is very rare for a child to be born with more than one malformation. And it is even more unusual for more than one malformation to be addressed in a single surgical intervention. In fact, it had ...