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Croup = laryngotracheobronchitis Flashcards

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Etiology

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  1. Parainfluenza, RNA, linear, helical (paramyxovirus)
  2. Adenovirus (conjunctivitis)
  3. Respiratory syncicial virus (RSV)
  4. Diphtheria before virus
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Incidence

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The most common for of acute upper respiratory obstruction

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Epidemiology

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3 months to 3 years

Season: winter/fall

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Clinically

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Inflammation of upper airway
Hoarse = dysphonia (difficulty), barking cough - barking seal cough - especially at night
Inspiratory stridor = same as acute epiglottitis
Inspiratory stridor = the problem is ABOVE the vocal cord
Expiratory = in the trachea
Biphasic = cancer

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Complication

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Upper respiratory obstruction - asphyxiation

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Diagnosis

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CLINICAL (mainly)
Best initial test: X-ray steeple sign (subglottic narrowing)
Most accurate test: PCR

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DDx

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  1. Acute epiglottitis EMERGENCY - RULE OUT BEFORE DIAGNOSING CROUP
  2. Foreign body inhalation
  3. Subglottitis stenosis
  4. Angioedema
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