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Croup: Respiratory infection with a characteristic cough. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Croup is available below.
Croup's severity is difficult to assess. Although the harsh cough usually sounds bad, making both parents and child anxious, many cases are not serious. However, serious cases can occur, and it is important to pay attention to the child's condition, and seek medical advice. Some of the severe conditions that may arise and definitely need immediate medical ...more symptoms »
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Prognosis for Croup: Most children recover without harm. However, various severe symptoms and complications need urgent medical attention.
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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)
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