A case of adult croup

Beckwith, Stephen R.

doi:10.1007/s11739-008-0137-z

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“…In 2000, Woo and colleagues compared the first 11 adult croup cases to 43 pediatric croup cases. Since the report by Woo, there have been 4 additional adult croup cases (including ours), totaling 15 cases [2–4]. Prodromal upper respiratory tract symptoms and stridor were more common in adults.…”

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confidence: 81%

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A Narrowing Diagnosis: A Rare Cause of Adult Croup and Literature Review

Patel

Kitchin

Pfeifer

2017

Case Reports in Critical Care

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Croup or laryngotracheitis is rare in adults. We present a case of an otherwise healthy young woman that presented in the winter with 3 days of increasing dyspnea, cough, and fever. She was hemodynamically stable but was found to have a barking cough, paradoxical abdominal breathing, and stridor. Chest radiograph revealed subglottic narrowing. Respiratory viral nucleic acid amplification testing was positive for respiratory syncytial virus. The patient was treated with nebulized epinephrine, dexamethasone, and a helium-oxygen mixture. Stridor resolved immediately after starting the helium-oxygen mixture. Within 72 hours, the patient made a complete clinical recovery without the need for escalation of care. Prehospital discharge chest radiograph demonstrated resolution of subglottic narrowing.

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confidence: 81%

“…It commonly occurs in children 6–36 months old [1]. As children mature, the airway becomes larger and more rigid, making it less susceptible to the negative pressure effects of inhalation [2]. Thus, croup is rare in adults and the pathogenesis remains unidentified.…”

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confidence: 99%