A throat inflammation that affects the larynx voice box and trachea windpipe
it s also a very common ailment of childhood usually the first indication of croup is a cough that sounds like the bark of a dog or seal your child may have trouble breathing because the tissue around the larynx is inflamed constricting the windpipe and because the bronchial passages are blocked with mucus croup is a fairly common respiratory condition in children usually caused by a viral infection or allergic reaction croup affects the windpipe or trachea the bronchi or airways to the lungs and the larynx or voice box a child with croup will have a cough that sounds like a dog barking as well as making a rasping noise called stridor as they breathe in around 3 % of children get croup each year usually during autumn and winter its main symptom is a harsh barking cough croup causes swelling and narrowing in the voice box windpipe and breathing tubes that lead to the lungs this can make it hard for your child to breathe an attack of croup can be scary but it is rarely serious croup is common in children and is thought to be triggered after a viral infection croup causes swelling in the throat and windpipe trachea and causes hoarseness a barking cough and noisy breathing croup usually gets better by itself but sometimes drugs are used to try and improve this condition croup is a throat inflammation that affects the larynx voice box and trachea windpipe it is characterized by a barking cough and high pitched sounds made during inhalation stridor the cough tends to get worse at night the main symptoms of croup are a barking cough which has been described to sound similar to a barking seal or sea lion which may begin suddenly during the night the barking cough of croup is due to swelling and inflammation around the vocal chords and windpipe i e the larynx and trachea croup can be caused by allergies bacteria or inhaled irritants but usually it s the result of a virus most of the time the culprit is the parainfluenza virus but other viruses respiratory syncytial virus rsv adenovirus influenza and measles for example can also trigger croup
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