Croup n bact tracheitis - lynna

[ArchivalUser]

In Croup( laryngotracheitis) n bact tracheitis( laryngotracheobronchitis),how do we differentiate?
Both can present with horseness,barking cough subglottic narrow .In bact tracheitis U give antibiotics which is not given in Croup.Pls explain

[ArchivalUser]

croup is not larytrachietis. croup is laryngotracheobronchitis. that is viral so pat presents as flu symptoms. when it becomes comlplicated with bact infections pat start excreting thick sputum.

[ArchivalUser]

these can help differentiate

croup bact tracheitis

1]viral bacterial
2]seen mostly in pat seen in older pat < 16 y.o age
age 6 mon- 3yrs
3]will improve after will not improve after standard treatment
intial treatment