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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
A positive history of a prior viral infection and followed by stridor and dyspnea is suggestive of tracheitis. [1]
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with tracheitis may have a positive history of: [2]
- Increasing deep or barking croup cough following a previous upper respiratory infection
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of tracheitis include: [3]
- *Crowing sound when the child inhales (inspiratory stridor)
- 'Scratchy' feeling in the throat
- Hoarseness
- Shortness of breath
- Mild dysphagia
- Fever
- Intercostal retractions (the muscles between the ribs pull in as the child attempts to breathe)
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of tracheitis include:
- Respiratory distress in less than 24 hours of a viral infection
References
- ↑ Wenzel, Richard P. (2012). "Acute Bronchitis and Tracheitis": 586–587. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4377-1604-7.00096-8.
- ↑ "StatPearls". 2021. PMID 29262085.
- ↑ Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF (2018). "Croup: Diagnosis and Management". Am Fam Physician. 97 (9): 575–580. PMID 29763253.