@drkiranrahim: 🫁Croup is a common childhood condition caused by common autumn and winter viruses such as RSV, Adenovirus but more commonly parainfluenza . 👶🏽Croup usually affects young children aged between 6months and 3years old, with most cases occurring in 1year-olds. Croup can sometimes develop in babies as young as 3 months, and older children up to 15 years of age. In older children, it normally is due to their anatomy . 👦It affects boys more than girls and can happen multiple times in childhood (we don’t always know why!) . 📍Symptoms 1️⃣Barking ‘Sea Like’ Cough 2️⃣Stridor 3️⃣Cold-like symptoms such as runny nose, fever and being miserable Symptoms last somewhere between 1-3days for more kids and are worse at night. . ✅️How you can help at home: 1️⃣Warm Steam: stand in a warm shower with your child and let them breathe in the steam for 15-20m 2️⃣Cold Mist: in some children it’s the opposite and being outside in the fresh air can help with their noisy breathing! 3️⃣Pain Relief: croup is still a viral illness and children can be miserable. Some paracetamol and ibuprofen can really go a long way 4️⃣Humidify the air: the air indoors in autumn/winter months tends to be drier due to radiators so humidifying their room can really make a difference! 5️⃣Hydrate: Offer little and often, frozen fruit/milk lollies do wonders here . 📍Treatment Dexamethasone is the drug of choice and is a small steroid liquid and in the UK we recommend this is given to all cases of croup If your child is sicker they may also get nebulised budesonide/adrenaline and oxygen in hospital Most children with croup do not need admission . Pls pop my questions below and remember to share. Checkout my youtube channel for more croup sounds! . Dr Kiran . #croup #viralillness #coughsandcolds #winterillness #winterinthenhs #commoncold #commonchildillness #viralillness #kidshealth #babyhealthcare #babyhealth #babytips #toddlertips #toddlerasthma #stridorbaby #stridor #difficultybreathing #babybreaths
