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Congenital Causes
1. Choanal Atresia
2. Maxillofacial dysplasia
3. Vascular anomalies (e.g. Vascular Ring)
4. Laryngeal or tracheal abnormalities
5. Laryngomalacia
6. Tracheomalacia
7. Bronchomalacia
Inflammatory Causes
Neoplasm
1. Papilloma
2. Hemangioma
Neurogenic
1. Vocal Cord Paralysis
2. Aspiration
Trauma
1. Foreign Body Aspiration
2. Facial Fracture
3. Mandibular Fracture
4. Laryngeal Fracture
5. Subglottic stenosis
Allergy
1. Spasmodic Croup
2. Angioneurotic edema

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