Suddenly kids are completely painful when it began the characteristic cough, “Croup syndrome” could be.

Croup syndrome

Voice for Croup syndrome and disease throat and vocal cords, and infected with viruses and bacteria, and swelling of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Lumen airway will be narrowed by swelling. For former vigour road lumen narrowing, airway tissue too weak, prone to Croup syndrome if the child is.

Croup in a nutshell though, is the name of the variety by swelling will happen. Says parts like lids and food or air coming from the mouth has traffic to the esophagus and trachea “Epiglottis (こうとうがい)”, where Puffy, is called “epiglottitis”.

Bacteria and viruses cause swelling of type 1, is particularly say due to diphtheria “false Croup” and “intrinsic Croup”, due to viral Croup. Is combined with Haemophilus influenzae epiglottitis, croup syndrome.

Croup by diphtheria bacteria is decreased so if intrinsic Croup is told, not simply “Croup” refers to the false Croup. The onset of more than 90% up to 3 years.

Symptoms of Croup syndrome

The seals like barking cough. Distinctive cough, so find and listen once immediately

Symptoms come out suddenly, and listen once unforgettable cough is characteristic. Are symptoms come out at night.

• Suddenly, you’re breathing （ breathing becomes difficult and ）
• Dry cough, said Ken device Koff
• (けんばいよう) like barking cough… As the name suggests, like the bark cough
• Coughing like オッセイ
• Hoarseness （ myself hoarse ）
• Fever:

Can be seen.

Croup syndrome

Virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus and influenza virus, respiratory SYNCYTIAL virus, is many. In bacteria such as Haemophilus influenzae and streptococcus.

That needs attention is the Haemophilus influenzae. Nod of away suddenly swollen epiglottitis influenza bacteria b type （ Hib ） takes mainly children from 1 to 5 years, and no longer breathing. Drool more quickly that nod would 腫れあがって between, so promptly cut the windpipe (trachea) and send the oxygen lungs do not. Vaccination to prevent this disease.

Also, now by DPT DPT vaccine reduces the white membrane （ pseudomembrane ） will nod croup by diphtheria is. Diphtheria was ill autumn winter a lot, lot of 2-year-old children 7 years old. Effects of DPT is a regular vaccination is very not occurred since the year 2000. Get serious, causing diphtheria toxin causes inflammation of the heart myocarditis and arrhythmia.

The next page describes the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of Croup.

Diagnosis of Croup syndrome

I cough, croup can be diagnosed. Because cases have a cough at night to subside in the morning, or had any cough to convey to the doctor! In endoscopic nasal or throat x-rays from, see State of the node.

Croup syndrome treatment

Inhalation is important to reduce throat swelling

Virus make 加湿 due to rest. And water I let you go. You may use cough medicine (drug soothe coughs).

Or inhaled drug interactions to constrict the blood vessels of the エプネフリン “, swelling of the throat to the steroid medications and injections.

Bacteria use antibiotics caused further. Antibiotic especially effective in Haemophilus influenzae is desirable.

And it is epiglottitis, need saying tracheotomy, put Metz from outside, directly into trachea tube to help breathing.

Given the serum against diphtheria toxin of diphtheria.

Croup syndrome Prevention Act

Vaccines can prevent epiglottitis diphtheria and Haemophilus influenzae.

D vaccine is diphtheria, diphtheria DPT DPT vaccine, DT 2 species.

Dramatically, you can prevent Hib vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae, and Hib vaccine already abroad, (effects and Lactobacillus influenza (Hib ） vaccine methods). DPT DPT vaccine and the Hib vaccine routine vaccination abroad.