Abstract
Recurrent croup is a common clinical entity afflicting the pediatric population, but is not well-characterized in the literature. We describe the largest series of recurrent croup in North America from a single tertiary care academic center, and differentiate subpopulations based on demographic characteristics and clinical presentation. We identified 114 patients for inclusion. Common symptoms included barky cough (86.0%) and inspiratory stridor (60.5%). Many (26.3%) experienced full symptom resolution within a day, and 41.2% reported onset of symptoms at any time of the day. Male patients had a higher number of prior croup episodes at presentation compared with female patients (mean of 9.8 ± 8.0 in males vs 6.6 ± 4.8 in females, P =.03). On multivariate regression, racial/ethnic minority patients were at higher risk for dyspnea (odds ratio [OR]: 58.6; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.2-475.4) and upper respiratory infection prodrome (OR: 7.6; 95% CI: 1.6-35.3) compared with non-Hispanic white patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 871-878 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Clinical pediatrics |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2023 |
Keywords
- barky cough
- croup
- dyspnea
- recurrent croup
- stridor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health