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Herpetic croup: two case reports and a review of the literature |
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| Authors: | MY Mancao LJ Sindel PH Richardson FM Silver |
| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics University of South Alabama College, of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA;Department of Pathology University of South Alabama College, of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA;Department of Surgery, University of South Alabama College, of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Abstract: | Croup is an acute infectious illness usually occurring in children; it is characterized by brassy cough and stridor. The main pathogens include mainly parainfluenza and influenza viruses. Recently there have been reports of prolonged croup caused by the herpes simplex viruses. We report two cases of prolonged croup due to herpes simplex types 1 and 2. We also review and summarize the reported pediatric cases of herpetic croup. |
| Keywords: | Herpes simplex virus croup |