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*[[Respiratory arrest]] | |||
*[[Epiglottitis (patient information)|Epiglottitis]] | |||
*[[Tracheitis (patient information)|Bacterial tracheitis]] | |||
*[[Atelectasis]] (collapse of part of the [[lung]]) | |||
*[[Dehydration]] | |||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Natural history
Complications
- Respiratory distress
- Respiratory arrest
- Epiglottitis
- Bacterial tracheitis
- Atelectasis (collapse of part of the lung)
- Dehydration
Prognosis
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.