Croup overview

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Croup is a respiratory disease which afflicts infants and young children, typically aged between 3 months and 3 years. The respiratory symptoms are caused by inflammation of the larynx and upper airway, with resultant narrowing of the airway.