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Viral Croup Symptoms. Other common symptoms of croup include fever hoarse throat swollen lymph nodes labored breathing chest moving in and out more than normal while breathing eye redness and dehydration. Signs and symptoms of croup include the following. A barking cough varying degrees of airway obstruction and hoarseness are the defining symptoms. The cough and other signs and symptoms of croup are the result of swelling around the voice box larynx windpipe trachea and bronchial tubes bronchi.
As the illness progresses hoarseness and the characteristic croupy or barking cough will develop. As the illness progresses hoarseness and the charac teristic croupy or barking cough will. Many croup sufferers have decreased appetite and may avoid eating and drinking due to the persistent cough. A barking cough varying degrees of airway obstruction and hoarseness are the defining symptoms. Signs and symptoms of croup include the following. Clinical course viral croup typically is preceded by 12 to 72 hours of low grade fever and coryza.
Viral croup can have two distinct presentations both of which are a consequence of swelling of the vocal cords resulting in a narrowing of the airway.
As the illness progresses hoarseness and the charac teristic croupy or barking cough will. The symptoms often occur at night when the child has been lying down for a. Hoarseness and noisy breathing. Viral croup typically is preceded by 12 to 72 hours of low grade fever and coryza. The more common variety has symptoms of fever 100 f 103 f mild hoarseness and sore throat two to three days after virus exposure. A characteristic rough barking cough.