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What Causes Recurrent Croup, Hoarseness And Fever?

Hello my 11 year son has been hoarse on and off for about a month. He is not sick with it but I m getting worried. He has had croup a lot true his childhood been into hospital on many occasions. It has been recurrent a least one a year. He has been but on a blue inhaler about two years ago but has never been diganoise with ashma
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
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recurrent croup suggest laryngotracheobronchitis.
it is mainly due to streptococcal infections.get a throat culture and start system antibiotics by consulting a pediatrician with the culture report. if report is positive,, better to have a strict antibiotics regime.
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What Causes Recurrent Croup, Hoarseness And Fever?

recurrent croup suggest laryngotracheobronchitis. it is mainly due to streptococcal infections.get a throat culture and start system antibiotics by consulting a pediatrician with the culture report. if report is positive,, better to have a strict antibiotics regime.