DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE OF THE AIRWAYS

​Differential diagnosis of obstructive disease of the airways are : 
-laryngospasm 
-croup 
-tracheal tumours 
-tracheomalacia 
-tracheobronchial collapse
-substernal goiter 
-goiter
-esophageal disease with tracheal compression 
-abnormality of thoracic vessels
-foreign body aspiration 
-tracheal stenosis 
-bronchial tumours
-mediastinal tumours 
-pulmonary edema 
-laryngeal spasm 
-bronchospasm 
-pulmonary emphysema 
-laryngostenosis 
-glottal edema 
-acute tracheobronchitis 
-asthma 
-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-chronic bronchitis