- Original Article
- Clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with croup and epiglottitis who visited 146 Emergency Departments in Korea
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Doo Ri Lee, Chang Hyu Lee, Youn Kyung Won, Dong In Suh, Eui-Jung Roh, Mi-Hee Lee, Eun Hee Chung
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(10):380-385. Published online October 21, 2015
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Purpose Croup is a common pediatric respiratory illness with symptoms of varying severity. Moreover, epiglottitis is a rare disease that can rapidly progress to life-threatening airway obstruction. Although the clinical course and treatments differ between croup and epiglottitis, they are difficult to differentiate on presentation. We aimed to compare the clinical characteristics of croup and epiglottitis in Emergency Department patients. MethodsThe 2012... |
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