Adult Croup: A Rare but More Severe Condition
2000; Karger Publishers; Volume: 67; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1159/000056301
ISSN1423-0356
AutoresPatrick C. Y. Woo, Karl Young, Kenneth W. Tsang, Clara Ooi, Malik Peiris, Kwok‐Yung Yuen,
Tópico(s)Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
ResumoWe 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.
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