TY - JOUR T1 - Infographic. The breathless athlete: EILO JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 616 LP - 617 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100248 VL - 53 IS - 10 AU - Steffan Arthur Griffin AU - Emil S Walsted AU - James H Hull Y1 - 2019/05/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/10/616.abstract N2 - Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) describes a condition in which the voice box closes inappropriately during vigorous exercise to precipitate respiratory symptoms, such as cough, wheeze and breathlessness.1 This can occur secondary to adduction of the vocal cords (glottic mechanism) ± collapse of the arytenoid or aryepiglottic mucosa (supraglottic mechanism) with complete or incomplete obstruction of the larynx. The condition is highly prevalent in young athletes and estimated to affect between 5% and 10% of all adolescents.2 Despite this, EILO often remains overlooked as the cause of … ER -