UPMC Pinnacle’s Heritage Pediatrics is seeing a lot of croup this week. Croup is a viral upper respiratory infection that causes a very barky cough, hoarse voice, sore throat and usually a fever the ...

Whooping cough and croup are both contagious respiratory infections. Whooping cough causes a high pitched, gasping cough, while croup causes a barking, seal-like cough. Whooping cough and croup are ...

This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital continue to see a lot of COVID cases and upper respiratory viruses. They are also seeing a lot of colds and some pneumonia. UPMC ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an uptick of hand, foot and mouth, viral upper respiratory infections, and strep throat. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are ...

The peaceful rhythm of parenthood shifts dramatically when a 9-month-old wakes up in the middle of the night with a distinctive barking cough that sounds like a seal. For parents navigating their ...

Has your child got a bad cough that almost sounds like a seal? Hearing a child with croup is concerning to any parent. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, breaks down what is happening to cause the nasty ...

Laryngotracheobronchitis is a form of croup, the term for a common group of respiratory conditions that mostly affect infants and children. It’s highly treatable with corticosteroids, rest, and ...

Croup is an inflammation of the larynx (throat), trachea (windpipe), and bronchi (tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs). It occurs primarily in young children. Croup arises from a respiratory ...

This horrible-sounding cough often affects young children but can be treated. An acute infection of the larynx (voice box) and the trachea, croup is characterised by a dry, barking cough and laboured ...

Twelve years and seven kids ago, we had our first experience with croup. It came upon our then 17-month-old in the middle of the night. Of course. For the uninitiated, according to Dr. Google, croup ...

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