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Croup

Croup (/kruːp/ KROOP; from southeastern Scots, .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}prob. echoic), also known as croupy cough, is a type of respiratory infection that is usually caused by a virus. The infection leads to swelling inside the trachea, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classic symptoms…

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Causes
Mostly viral
Deaths
Rare
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms
Differential diagnosis
Epiglottitis, airway foreign body, bacterial tracheitis
Duration
Usually 1–2 days but can last up to 7 days
Frequency
15% of children at some point

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Croup

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Edges111
Triples99
Avg. degree1.98
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Croup

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related to history · 17
Croup → An Inquiry, Bretonneau, Cause, Cure, Diphtheritic, Early Modern English, Edinburgh, English, False, Francis Home, French, Greece, Homer's, Nature, Scotland, The, Viral
has treatment · 8
Croup → Children, For, In, Most, Since, Steroids, The, With
related to Bacteria and cocci · 8
Croup → Bacterial, Corynebacterium, Haemophilus, Laryngeal, Moraxella, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, The
related to Supportive care · 7
Croup → Children, However, If, Infections, Over-the-counter, Supportive, There
related to Signs and symptoms · 5
Croup → As, Drooling, Hoover's, Other, The
related to Viral · 5
Croup → Other, RSV, Spasmodic, Treatment, Viral
related to Epinephrine · 4
Croup → Epinephrine, If, Moderate, While
related to Prognosis · 4
Croup → It, Other, Symptoms, Viral
related to Steroids · 4
Croup → Corticosteroids, Dexamethasone, Significant, While
has prevention · 3
Croup → At, Basic, There

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CroupCausesMostly viral1.00infobox
CroupDeathsRare1.00infobox
CroupDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms1.00infobox
CroupDifferential diagnosisEpiglottitis, airway foreign body, bacterial tracheitis1.00infobox
CroupDurationUsually 1–2 days but can last up to 7 days1.00infobox
CroupFrequency15% of children at some point1.00infobox
CroupMedicationCorticosteroids, epinephrine1.00infobox
CroupOther namesCroupy cough, subglottic laryngitis, obstructive laryngitis, laryngotracheobronchitis1.00infobox
CroupPreventionInfluenza and diphtheria vaccination1.00infobox
CroupPronunciation/kruːp/1.00infobox
CroupSpecialtyPediatrics1.00infobox
CroupSymptoms"Barky" cough, stridor, fever, stuffy nose1.00infobox
Croupis arelatively common condition that affects about 150.90text
Croupis aWestley score0.90text

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