Version: 2.2.2 | March 2025
A two-year-old has had a cold with a barking cough. After coughing/crying his breathing is noisy. Mum plays a recording, which reveals a croaky sound on inspiration. He’s fine in himself with a clear chest, mild fever, no respiratory distress and no noisy breathing when examined. What's the cause?
1. Viral croup 2. Epiglottitis 3. Inhaled foreign body 4. Asthma 5. Laryngomalacia