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croup
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croup

Inflammation of the larynx in small children, with harsh, difficult breathing and hoarse coughing. Croup is most often associated with viral infection of the respiratory tract.



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In this preventable outbreak, five persons required medical attention, including a six-year-old boy who was hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit for severe chemical epiglottitis and laryngotracheobronchitis.
Croup has other names, as is often called: parainfluenza, barking cough, laryngotracheitis, laryngotracheobronchitis, stridor, and spasmodic croup.
 
 
 
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