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. 2022 Aug 30;11(8):371-374.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac032.

Croup Associated With SARS-CoV-2: Pediatric Laryngotracheitis During the Omicron Surge

Sujit Sharma  1   2   3 , Beesan Agha  1   2 , Carlos Delgado  1   2 , Karen Walson  4 , Charles Woods  5 , Mark D Gonzalez  6 , Robert Jerris  6 , Gregory Sysyn  4 , James Beiter  1   2 , Satoshi Kamidani  7   8 , Christina A Rostad  7   8
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Croup Associated With SARS-CoV-2: Pediatric Laryngotracheitis During the Omicron Surge

Sujit Sharma et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

In this retrospective analysis, we describe weekly croup and corresponding viral prevalence patterns in a pediatric quaternary care system in metropolitan Atlanta. We characterize a series of 24 patients with croup associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and show that this clinical presentation increased substantially in frequency during the period of high Omicron vs Delta transmission.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; children; croup; tissue adaptation; tropism.

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Figure 1.
Patterns of weekly ED visits with croup diagnosis and corresponding weekly virus prevalence in a pediatric quaternary care system. January 4, 2021 to January 2, 2022. Abbreviation: ED, emergency department.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Frequency of laryngotracheitis (croup) among ED visits with COVID-19 diagnosis. Delta vs Omicron SARS-Cov-2 outbreaks within a pediatric quaternary care system. Abbreviation: ED, emergency department.
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