Reducing Croup Severity Cuts Hospital Readmission ā MM1606
Croup is characterised by the abrupt onset, most commonly at night, of aĀ barking cough, inspiratory stridor, hoarseness and respiratory distress dueĀ to upper airway obstruction and must be differentiated from acute epiglottitis,Ā bacterial tracheitis, or an inhaled foreign body. Croup affects about 3% ofĀ children a year, usually between the ages of six months and three years andĀ 75% of infections are caused by Parainfluenza virus. Symptoms usually resolveĀ within 48 hours. Severe infection rarely leads to pneumonia or to respiratoryĀ failure and arrest.
Modern Medicine ā JuneĀ 2016
