Laryngitis in children

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• Laryngitis is a common infection in small children. Most commonly it occurs in children aged 6 to 36 months.
• Most patients only have mild symptoms and can be treated at home.
• The disease resolves spontaneously. In the treatment of typical laryngitis, antimicrobial drugs, bronchodilator drugs, antihistamines or cough medicines are of no benefit.
• Patients with troublesome symptoms are treated with glucocorticoids on an outpatient emergency unit. When necessary, racemic adrenaline with nebulizer may be also be given as first aid.
• Monitoring in a hospital is warranted in patients with EE
  • clear inspiratory stridor and retraction on inspiration also in an upright position and at rest despite first aid medication
  • symptom recurrence during follow-up (1–2 hours) after administration of the first aid medication
  • even a mild disturbance in oxygenation after first aid medication
  • suspected bacterial tracheitis, pneumonia complicating laryngitis, or some other severe infection.

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