Croup
Croup: Introduction
Croup: A condition characterized by an acute partial obstruction of the upper airway on young children.
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See detailed information below for a list of 24
causes of Croup, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Croup:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Croup.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Croup
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Croup: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Croup
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- COUGH
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- HEMOPTYSIS
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- STRIDOR
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Stridor
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- COUGH
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Hemoptysis
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Stridor
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Cough
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
- [ read ]
- Croup
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- [ read ]
- Hemoptysis
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Stridor
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Cough
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hemoptysis
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Stridor
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Cough, barking
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Cough, productive
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Hemoptysis
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Stridor
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Hemoptysis
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Stridor
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Cough
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Hemoptysis
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Sore Throat
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Stridor
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- COUGH
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Croup: Self Assessment Tools
Croup: Medical Mistakes
Croup: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Croup
Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases,
because it may cause only mild or even absent...read more »
Sinusitis is overdiagnosed: There is a tendency to give a diagnosis of sinusitis,
when the condition is really a harmless complication of another infection,...read more »
Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been
immunized against whooping cough (also called "pertussis"), this protection wears
off after about 15 years.
Thus, any teen or adult...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure.
The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the...read more »
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases
are difficult to diagnose.
Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early.
Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties...read more »
Hoarseness of voice: Hoarseness
is an important symptom of laryngeal disease. In hoarseness the diagnosis is
usually obvious from the history alone. Carcinoma of the larynx must be
excluded if hoarseness...read more »
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Croup: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Croup
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Causes of Croup listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Croup as a symptom include:
See full list of 24
causes of Croup
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Definitions of Croup:
Croup: (1) Acute obstruction of upper airway in infants and children characterized by a barking cough with difficult and noisy respiration. (2) Laryngotracheobronchitis in infants and young children caused by parainfluenza viruses 1 and 2. (3) An anatomic term in veterinary medicine referring to the topline located between the base of the tail and forward to the cranial aspect of the wings of the ilium in dogs and horses. [Scots, probably from A.S. kropan, to cry aloud]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
A condition characterized by resonant barking cough, hoarseness and persistant stridor and caused by allergy, foreign body, infection, or neoplasm. It occurs chiefly in infants and children.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Detailed list of causes of Croup
The list below shows some of the causes of Croup mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 24
causes of Croup
How Common are these Causes of Croup?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Croup.
Of the 24
causes of Croup that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 19
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 24
causes of Croup
Conditions listing symptoms: Croup:
The following list of conditions
have 'Croup' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Adenoviruses
... croupP
Parainfluenza
... croupParainfluenza virus type 1
... croupParainfluenza virus type 2
... croupParainfluenza virus type 3
... croupParainfluenza virus type 4
... croup
Conditions listing complications: Croup:
The following list of conditions
have 'Croup' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
F
Flu
... Croup
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Causes of Croup Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Croup based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
What are the alternative names for Croup:
Laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis, Tracheolaryngobronchitis
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Croup:
Medical Conditions associated with Croup:
Cough (1217 causes), Severe cough (72 causes), Persistent cough (72 causes), Coughing spasms (13 causes), Dry cough (175 causes), Lung symptoms (1477 causes), Chronic cough (72 causes), Respiratory symptoms (3282 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes), Spasms (1848 causes)
Symptoms related to Croup:
Cough (1217 causes), Dry cough (175 causes), Fever (1552 causes), Cold-like symptoms (719 causes), Flu-like symptoms (146 causes), Laryngotracheobronchitis, Respiratory disease, Stridor (670 causes), Barking cough (4 causes), Hoarseness (306 causes), Respiratory distress (119 causes), Viral infection
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