ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a discussion on the causes, diagnosis, and investigation of symptoms related to neck. It provides a general practitioner overview, differential diagnosis, possible investigations, and top tips for dealing with symptoms related to neck in patients. The symptoms discussed are difficulty in swallowing, hoarseness, neck lumps, sore throat, stiff neck, and stridor in children. The differential diagnosis include common, occasional, and rare causes of the symptoms. Acute stridor is a very frightening experience for both child and parents. The respiratory effort can lead to hyperventilation, making things worse. ‘Difficult’ or ‘noisy’ breathing in a child quite commonly leads to a request for an out-of-hours visit in winter.
