Adult croup: A rare but more severe condition

Patrick C.Y. Woo; Karl Young; Kenneth W.T. Tsang; Clara G.C. Ooi; Malik Peiris; Kwok Yung Yuen

doi:10.1159/000056301

Adult croup: A rare but more severe condition

Patrick C.Y. Woo, Karl Young, Kenneth W.T. Tsang, Clara G.C. Ooi, Malik Peiris, Kwok Yung Yuen

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We report the first adult patient with virologically confirmed croup caused by parainfluenza virus type 3 and review 10 cases of adult croup described in the English-language literature. Circumstantial evidence of viral infection was present in only 1 other case, in which there was a rise in antibody titer against influenza B virus. Ten patients (91%) required intensive care support. None of the 11 patients died. A comparison was also made between the 11 adults with croup and 43 children hospitalized with severe croup described in a representative paper published in 1984. Adult croup represents an apparently more severe disease entity than pediatric croup.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	684-688
Number of pages	5
Journal	Respiration
Volume	67
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000056301
Publication status	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Adult croup
Parainfluenza virus type 3

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