Acute obstructive laryngitis

Acute obstructive inflammation of the larynx or obstructive laryngitis or croup is a rapidly progressive disease, manifested by swelling of the soft tissue, redness and painful larynx. The swelling is so massive that it causes airway obstruction, which can lead to death by suffocation, especially in children.

The quickest help is to cool the larynx , often just breathe cold air.


Sources

References

    • VOLF, Vladimír a Hana VOLFOVÁ. Pediatrie : pro střední zdravotnické školy. 2. vydání. Praha. 2000. ISBN 80-86073-62-9.