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loading...| Preferred Name |
Croup |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26735 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Swelling and narrowing of the trachea, vocal cords, and bronchi usually due to a viral infection and which typically manifests with stridor and barking cough. A condition characterized by resonant barking cough, hoarseness and persistant stridor and caused by allergy, foreign body, infection, or neoplasm. It occurs chiefly in infants and children. |
| code |
C26735 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD MedDRA |
| DEFINITION |
Acute upper respiratory airways infection that results in the swelling of the larynx. It is usually caused by parainfluenza viruses. Signs include a characteristic barking cough and stridor. |
| FULL_SYN |
Acute Obstructive Laryngitis Laryngotracheobronchitis |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Croup |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Croup |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Croup |
| Preferred_Name |
Croup |
| prefixIRI |
C26735 |
| prefLabel |
Croup |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0010380 |
| subClassOf |