Croup
Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources
What is Croup?
Croup is breathing difficulty accompanied by a "barking" cough. Croup, which is swelling around the vocal cords, is common in infants and children and can have a variety of causes.
Alternative Names:
Viral croup; Laryngotracheobronchitis - acute; Spasmodic croup
Posts on Croup (13)
My son develops a wheeze after he gets a cold. His pulmonologist gave us three types of med...
- Sep 01, 2010
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/digestive-disorders/articles/2008/09/21/a...
- Nov 06, 2009
Well last night Mark had a pretty bad cough, a fever, he was wheezing and was all around a ...
- Nov 03, 2009
Last night Mark, 7 months, had a high fever, heavy wheezing, serious cough and in general f...
- Aug 04, 2009
my nearly 3 year old daughter gets somewhat frequent croup, and for the past 18 months it i...
- May 28, 2009
my son is a year old ever sense he turned 5 months he has had very bad recurring lung infec...
- Mar 20, 2009
My daughter is 4 years old and has constantly diagnosed with croup after every single illne...
I have a 50 year old brother who has Down Syndrome and Asthma, and he has had pneumonia six...
My four-year-old son has had croup off and on since he was around 10 months old. It has res...
My 15 year old son was put on life support on Jan. 2, 2008 for several days. Since then he...
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