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	Croup;
ICD-10	J05.0
ICD-9	464.4
DiseasesDB	13233
MedlinePlus	000959

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Viral croup is a self-limited disease, but can very rarely result in death from complete airway obstruction. Symptoms may last up to 7 days, but typically peak around the second day of illness. Rarely, croup can be complicated by (or confused with) an acute bacterial tracheitis, which is more dangerous.

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Four kinds of croup http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/135/main.html

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-==Treatment==
-The treatment of croup depends on the severity of symptoms.
-One of the simplest ways to treat croup is to inhale hot steam.  This was the sole treatment for croup throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century. [[Hospital]]s today use a "blowby" apparatus for this purpose. Simpler remedies include taking the child outside in moist night air, or alternatively exposing the child to steam from a hot bath or a humidifier. These techniques may help in some cases, but there is little hard evidence to support their efficacy.
-Mild croup with no [[stridor]], or stridor only on agitation, and just a cough may simply be observed, or a dose of inhaled, oral, or injected steroids may be given. When steroids are given, [[dexamethasone]] is often used, due to its prolonged physiologic effects.
-Moderate to severe croup may require [[nebulizer|nebulized]] [[adrenaline]] in addition to steroids. [[Oxygen]] may be needed if [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] develops.  Children with moderate or severe croup are typically hospitalized for observation, usually for less than a day. [[Intubation]] is rarely needed (less than 1% of hospitalized patients).
 ==Prognosis==

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Croup
ICD-10	J05.0
ICD-9	464.4
DiseasesDB	13233
MedlinePlus	000959