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Barking cough

MedGen UID:
536301
•Concept ID:
C0234866
•
Finding
Synonym: Seal-like barking cough
SNOMED CT: Barking cough (17986004)
 
HPO: HP:0033121

Definition

A cough with a characteristic sound that has been compared to a seal's bark. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBarking cough

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253
Croup - assessment and management.
Rajapaksa S, Starr M
Aust Fam Physician 2010 May;39(5):280-2. PMID: 20485713
Habit cough, tic cough, and psychogenic cough in adult and pediatric populations: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Irwin RS, Glomb WB, Chang AB
Chest 2006 Jan;129(1 Suppl):174S-179S. doi: 10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.174S. PMID: 16428707

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Bacterial Tracheitis.
Pidaparti V, Keilman A, Case J, Thomas A
MedEdPORTAL 2020 Aug 26;16:10946. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10946. PMID: 32875092Free PMC Article
Upper Airway Obstruction in Children.
Mandal A, Kabra SK, Lodha R
Indian J Pediatr 2015 Aug;82(8):737-44. Epub 2015 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-015-1811-6. PMID: 26104110
Croup - assessment and management.
Rajapaksa S, Starr M
Aust Fam Physician 2010 May;39(5):280-2. PMID: 20485713
A risk-benefit assessment of corticosteroids in the management of croup.
Yates RW, Doull IJ
Drug Saf 1997 Jan;16(1):48-55. doi: 10.2165/00002018-199716010-00003. PMID: 9010642
Infectious adult croup.
Deeb ZE, Einhorn KH
Laryngoscope 1990 May;100(5):455-7. doi: 10.1288/00005537-199005000-00002. PMID: 2329900

Diagnosis

Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253
Pediatric tracheomalacia.
Fraga JC, Jennings RW, Kim PC
Semin Pediatr Surg 2016 Jun;25(3):156-64. Epub 2016 Feb 22 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.02.008. PMID: 27301602
Croup: an overview.
Zoorob R, Sidani M, Murray J
Am Fam Physician 2011 May 1;83(9):1067-73. PMID: 21534520
Habit cough.
Ramanuja S, Kelkar P
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2009 Feb;102(2):91-5; quiz 95-7, 115. doi: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60235-9. PMID: 19230457
Croup.
Skolnik N
J Fam Pract 1993 Aug;37(2):165-70. PMID: 8336098

Therapy

Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253
Croup.
Johnson DW
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Sep 29;2014 PMID: 25263284Free PMC Article
Croup: an overview.
Zoorob R, Sidani M, Murray J
Am Fam Physician 2011 May 1;83(9):1067-73. PMID: 21534520
Corticosteroids for croup.
Drug Ther Bull 2000 Mar;38(3):22-4. doi: 10.1136/dtb.2000.38322. PMID: 10829352
Croup.
Skolnik N
J Fam Pract 1993 Aug;37(2):165-70. PMID: 8336098

Prognosis

Chronic respiratory disorders due to aberrant innominate artery: a case series and critical review of the literature.
Corcione A, Borrelli M, Radice L, Sacco O, Torre M, Santoro F, Palma G, Acampora E, Cillo F, Salvati P, Florio A, Santamaria F
Ital J Pediatr 2023 Jul 22;49(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s13052-023-01473-0. PMID: 37480082Free PMC Article
Post-consultation illness trajectories in children with acute cough and respiratory tract infection: prospective cohort study.
Wensaas KA, Heron J, Redmond N, Turnbull S, Christensen H, Thornton H, Peters TJ, Blair PS, Hay AD
Fam Pract 2018 Dec 12;35(6):676-683. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmy021. PMID: 29897430Free PMC Article
Croup - assessment and management.
Rajapaksa S, Starr M
Aust Fam Physician 2010 May;39(5):280-2. PMID: 20485713
Evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus detection by rapid antigen tests in childhood.
Schauer U, Ihorst G, Rohwedder A, Petersen G, Berner R, Frank HD, Forster J, Stephan V
Klin Padiatr 2007 Jul-Aug;219(4):212-6. Epub 2006 Jul 24 doi: 10.1055/s-2006-933530. PMID: 16865653
A risk-benefit assessment of corticosteroids in the management of croup.
Yates RW, Doull IJ
Drug Saf 1997 Jan;16(1):48-55. doi: 10.2165/00002018-199716010-00003. PMID: 9010642

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnosis of infantile subglottic hemangioma and the effect of oral propranolol.
Chen W, Zhu P, Xu M, Chen S, Wang Y, Shen C, Xu H, Chen J, Li X
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Nov-Dec;43(6):103610. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103610. PMID: 35988523
Post-consultation illness trajectories in children with acute cough and respiratory tract infection: prospective cohort study.
Wensaas KA, Heron J, Redmond N, Turnbull S, Christensen H, Thornton H, Peters TJ, Blair PS, Hay AD
Fam Pract 2018 Dec 12;35(6):676-683. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmy021. PMID: 29897430Free PMC Article
WITHDRAWN: Humidified air inhalation for treating croup.
Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Jun 15;2011(6):CD002870. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002870.pub3. PMID: 21678339Free PMC Article
Humidified air inhalation for treating croup.
Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jul 19;(3):CD002870. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002870.pub2. PMID: 16855994
The efficacy of nebulized budesonide in dexamethasone-treated outpatients with croup.
Klassen TP, Watters LK, Feldman ME, Sutcliffe T, Rowe PC
Pediatrics 1996 Apr;97(4):463-6. PMID: 8632929

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of symptomatic tracheal morbidities after fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tho ALW, Rath CP, Tan JKG, Rao SC
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2023 Dec 15;109(1):52-58. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325525. PMID: 37419685
Croup.
Johnson DW
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Sep 29;2014 PMID: 25263284Free PMC Article
WITHDRAWN: Humidified air inhalation for treating croup.
Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Jun 15;2011(6):CD002870. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002870.pub3. PMID: 21678339Free PMC Article
Humidified air inhalation for treating croup.
Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jul 19;(3):CD002870. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002870.pub2. PMID: 16855994

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