Laryngotracheobronchitis or croup is the most common cause of stridor in children. It is due to viral infection of the upper respiratory tract that causes varying degrees of...
Laryngotracheobronchitis or croup is the most common cause of stridor in children. It is due to viral infection of the upper respiratory tract that causes varying degrees of airway obstruction. The disease is most often self-limited, but it occasionally is severe and, rarely, fatal. A barking cough, stridor, and fever are characteristic. With aggressive Emergency treatment, very few cases require admission. Goals of Emergency care are to reduce any respiratory distress, monitor for worsening condition, and consider, or evaluate for, other etiologies of stridor.
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