Clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with croup and epiglottitis who visited 146 Emergency Departments in Korea

PurposeCroup 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 t...

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Main Authors: Doo Ri Lee, Chang Hyu Lee, Youn Kyung Won, Dong In Suh, Eui-Jung Roh, Mi-Hee Lee, Eun Hee Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2015-10-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-58-380.pdf