A 3-year-old has a barking cough, inspiratory stridor and hoarseness after a cold. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Croup
- Step 1: A barking cough with stridor in a young child after a viral illness is typical of croup.
- Step 2: A single dose of dexamethasone helps.
Answer
Croup.
Why not the others: Epiglottitis causes drooling and toxic appearance, and asthma causes wheeze.
Practise more Pediatrics.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed National Health Regulatory Authority Licensure Examination (NHRA Bahrain) mock tests.
More Pediatrics questions
- At about what age does a typical infant first smile socially?
- At about what age do most children walk independently?
- Which drug is used in the treatment of croup?
- A febrile child has drooling, muffled voice, a tripod posture and difficulty swallowing. What is the most important immediate step?
- What is the usual cause of bronchiolitis in infants?
- A 4-week-old boy has projectile non-bilious vomiting after every feed and a palpable olive-shaped mass. What metabolic abnormality is expect…