第3巻 2007年4月　第2号

■症例から学ぶ

小児の呼吸器感染症―クループ症候群
右田　真¹, 高橋　明子², 中澤　裕子³, 福永　慶隆^1
1日本医科大学小児科学
²日本医科大学付属病院研修医
³日本医科大学耳鼻咽喉科学

Croup Syndrome
Makoto Migita¹, Akiko Takahashi², Yuko Nakazawa³ and Yoshitaka Fukunaga^1
1Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School
²Resident, Nippon Medical School
³Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nippon Medical School

Croup syndrome usually affects the larynx, trachea, and bronchi, and this inflammation of the upper air way produce typical symptoms: inspiratory stridor, hoarseness, and a barklike cough. The most common form, acute laryngotracheobronchitis, is caused by viral infection. Croup syndrome is of great importance in infants and small children, because a rare form, acute epiglottitis, is a medical emergency often requiring immediate treatment with an artificial air way. We report two cases of Croup syndrome.

日医大医会誌 2007; 3(2), 105-108

Key words
Croup syndrome, laryngotracheobronchitis, epiglottitis

Correspondence to
Makoto Migita, Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
E-mail：mmigita@nms.ac.jp

受付：2007年2月23日　受理：2007年3月30日