Psychogenic stridor: an overlooked cause of acute stridor in the acute medical unit?

Case presentations Casel A 21-year-old woman was admitted with acute onset stridor following a 3-day history of sore throat and failure to respond to initial general practitioner management with oral steroid and salbutamol inhaler. Arterial blood gases, routine blood tests and chest X-ray were unremarkable, as was her peak flow meter reading. Due to his stridor, a stat dose of adrenaline nebuliser was given but reactionary tachycardia and chest discomfort were observed, which later settled on stopping the treatment.