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CROUP [5 records]

Record 1 2017-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Croup symptoms usually start like an upper respiratory tract infection, with low-grade fever and coryza followed by a barking cough and various degrees of respiratory distress.

OBS

Croup is a syndrome that includes spasmodic croup (recurrent croup), laryngotracheitis (viral croup), laryngotracheobronchitis, and laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

La laryngotrachéite aiguë(«croup» des Anglo-Saxons) est de loin la plus fréquente. Elle regroupe la laryngite striduleuse bénigne à l'étiopathogénie imprécise – allergique ou angioneurotique – et la laryngite aiguë virale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Aparato respiratorio
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Record 2 2017-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
  • Respiratory System
Universal entry(ies)
A36.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Diphtheria that has spread to the larynx.

OBS

A36.2: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
  • Appareil respiratoire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A36.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Diphtérie qui atteint le larynx.

OBS

A36.2 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The barklike cough of early youth, as in croup.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

La laryngite striduleuse, connue sous le nom de «faux croup», est caractérisée par des crises de dyspnée nocturne et parfois précédée d’une crise de toux «aboyante».

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Larynx
DEF

Affected with ... croup.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Larynx
DEF

Personne atteinte du croup.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Larynx
DEF

Of the nature of croup ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Larynx
DEF

Qui se rapporte au croup.

Key term(s)
  • toux croupale
  • angine croupeuse

Spanish

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