Croup - steeple sign

Discussion:

Croup (laryngotracheitis) is a common diagnosis made in children six months to three years of age. Characteristic symptoms include inspiratory stridor, barking cough, and hoarseness. The most common etiology is parainfluenza virus.

These images are from Dr. Paula Brill's excellent pediatric radiology collection.

Dr. Brill is a professor in the department of radiology (pediatric section) at Weill Cornell.

This case was donated to Radiopaedia.org by Radswiki.net.

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