Croup Symptoms
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What Is It?
Croup is a common respiratory illness in children that causes a change in breathing with a hoarse voice and a brassy, barking cough. Doctors sometimes call croup laryngotracheitis because it usually involves inflammation of the larynx (voice box) and trachea (windpipe).
Croup often is divided into two broad categories: infectious croup and spasmodic croup.
Infectious Croup Infectious croup is caused by an infection with a virus, bacterium or other germ. In the United States,...
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Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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