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Croup

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Croup at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Croup at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Croup at the Nemours Foundation

Related Topics:

Bronchiolitis
Cough
Difficulty breathing
Epiglottitis
Hoarse voice
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Wheezing
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Cough
Difficulty breathing
Hoarse voice
Sore throat
Wheezing

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Last Updated: Sep 14, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Croup References:

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Custer JR. A randomized trial of a single dose of oral dexamethasone for mild croup. J Pediatr. 2005 Mar;146(3):434-5.
Griffin S, Ellis S, Fitzgerald-Barron A, Rose J, Egger M. Nebulised steroid in the treatment of croup: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Br J Gen Pract. 2000 Feb;50(451):135-41.
Johnson D. Croup. Clin Evid. 2004 Dec;(12):401-26.