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Croup
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Basics
Description
Description
- Viral infection of the upper respiratory tract
- Most commonly presents in children 6 mo–3 yr:
- Laryngotracheitis/laryngotracheobronchitis
- Inspiratory stridor owing to extrathoracic airway obstruction
- Expiratory wheeze suggests lower airway involvement
- Inflammatory edema of subglottic region
- Narrowest part of pediatric airway
- May progress to respiratory failure
- Also known as laryngotracheobronchitis
Etiology
Etiology
- Parainfluenza types 1, 2, and 3
- Human coronavirus NL63
- Influenza A and B
- Adenoviruses
- Human coronavirus
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Measles
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Herpes simplex
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Basics
Description
Description
- Viral infection of the upper respiratory tract
- Most commonly presents in children 6 mo–3 yr:
- Laryngotracheitis/laryngotracheobronchitis
- Inspiratory stridor owing to extrathoracic airway obstruction
- Expiratory wheeze suggests lower airway involvement
- Inflammatory edema of subglottic region
- Narrowest part of pediatric airway
- May progress to respiratory failure
- Also known as laryngotracheobronchitis
Etiology
Etiology
- Parainfluenza types 1, 2, and 3
- Human coronavirus NL63
- Influenza A and B
- Adenoviruses
- Human coronavirus
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Measles
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Herpes simplex
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Croup." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307413/all/Croup.
Croup. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307413/all/Croup. Accessed March 30, 2023.
Croup. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307413/all/Croup
Croup [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 March 30]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307413/all/Croup.
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