| Title: |
Croup and COVID-19 in a child: a case report and literature review |
| Authors: |
Lim, Chee Chean; Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy; Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi |
| Source: |
BMJ Case Reports ; volume 14, issue 9, page e244769 ; ISSN 1757-790X |
| Publisher Information: |
BMJ |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Description: |
Croup (laryngotracheitis) is frequently encountered in the emergency department in a young child presenting with stridor. We describe a rare case of croup secondary to SARS-CoV-2 in an 18-month-old child who presented with stridor and respiratory distress and required urgent intubation. Subsequently, the child developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). The child was monitored in paediatric intensive care unit. We would like to highlight that COVID-19 croup in children may be an indicator for MIS-C, and close monitoring is warranted as MIS-C is a life-threatening condition. Our limited experience suggests that COVID-19 croup especially if associated with MIS-C has an underlying more severe pathology and may require prolonged treatment in comparison with the typical croup or even COVID-19 croup. It is important to recognise this clinical entity during a time when most countries are in a third wave of COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bcr-2021-244769 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-244769; https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1136/bcr-2021-244769 |
| Rights: |
https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usage |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.8414C5DF |
| Database: |
BASE |