Tracheal Buckling in a Young Child

A 1-year-old girl was referred to our emergency room with a fever and barking cough for 2 days. She was administered a single dose of adrenaline inhalation by her previous doctor, which did not improve her symptoms. She had inspiratory stridor and moderate chest wall retraction on crying; however, no cyanosis was observed and her blood oxygen saturation was normal. Her symptoms were suggestive of croup, however, there was no improvement with adrenaline inhalation treatment and moderate inspiratory stridor persisted.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - August 4, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Manabu Miyamoto, Sayuri Kajitani, Go Ichikawa, Shigemi Yoshihara Tags: Rediscovering the Physical Exam Source Type: research