Croup Associated With SARS-CoV-2: Pediatric Laryngotracheitis During the Omicron Surge. Issue 8 (5th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharma, Sujit; Agha, Beesan; Delgado, Carlos; Walson, Karen; Woods, Charles; Gonzalez, Mark D; Jerris, Robert; Sysyn, Gregory; Beiter, James; Kamidani, Satoshi; Rostad, Christina A
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Volume 11:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 371
• Page End: 374
• Publication Date: 2022-05-05
• Subjects: children -- COVID-19 -- croup -- SARS-CoV-2 -- tissue adaptation -- tropism; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piac032
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2048-7193

Abstract

Abstract: In this retrospective analysis, we describe weekly croup and corresponding viral prevalence patterns in a pediatric quaternary care system in metropolitan Atlanta. We characterize a series of 24 patients with croup associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and show that this clinical presentation increased substantially in frequency during the period of high Omicron vs Delta transmission.