This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital continue to see a lot of COVID cases and upper respiratory ...

Younger children are more susceptible to developing croup with viral illnesses because the diameter of their upper airway is smaller than older children and adults. Children who already have upper ...

Several RCTs have demonstrated that nebulized epinephrine is effective in moderate-to-severe croup. Nebulized epinephrine improves symptoms and decreases admissions to the intensive care unit.

Like many respiratory conditions, croup is more common in late autumn to early spring. Though laryngotracheobronchitis is slightly more severe than laryngotracheitis, it’s still typically a mild ...

The authors of this study compared IM and oral administration of dexamethasone in children with moderate-to-severe croup. In a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial, 95 children aged 3 to 84 ...

Medics emphasised it is less common in children over six years of age and occurs usually between September to March ...

1. A baby or child with croup will have difficulty breathing and a short, barking cough. Their cough may also sound like crowing or whistling. In severe attacks, the baby or child may use muscles ...

An eight-year-old girl died of sepsis after being sent home by a GP who said the local hospital was full. Mia Glynn visited a ...

When you’re in a severe flare, your doctor may prescribe a steroid cream, solution, foam, shot, or pill. Steroids, often referred to as corticosteroids, calm your overactive immune system.

Greg Rutherford ’s daughter Daphne, 3, was rushed to hospital with croup on Monday after she was struggling to breathe. His fiancée Susie Verrill took to Instagram with the distressing news, but ...

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