Acute laryngitis and croup: diagnosis and treatment

• Main Authors: Murtaza Mustafa, P. Patawari, Rajesh Kumar Muniandy, MM. Sien, M. Tanveer Hossain Parash, J. Sieman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: IOSR Journal 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30182/1/Acute%20laryngitis%20and%20croup.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30182/2/Acute%20laryngitis%20and%20croup1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30182/; http://www.iosrphr.org/papers/v5i4/D054019023.pdf

Croup is a common respiratory tract infection, among children between 6 months and 5-6 years. Croup is characterized by “barking cough”, resembling the call of a seal or sea lion. The stridor is worsened by agitation or crying, and it can be heard at rest, it may indicate critical narrowing of the a...