Croup and COVID-19 in a child: A case report and literature review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2021

Abstract

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.

Keywords

COVID-19, Paediatrics, Respiratory medicine

Publication Title

BMJ Case Reports

Divisions

fac_med

Funders

None

Volume

14

Issue

9

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

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