Should I worry about cough in an infant being an indication of croup?
Patient: My 6 month old has been waking up with a barking cough for 6 weeks. The cough sounds just like croup, but not upon breathing- just coughing. It does not keep him up, he just "barks" when he wakes up to feed or for the day. Ocassionally, he will cough at naptime or during the day.No other symptoms. Doctor: Hello, thanks for posting on HCM.If you could make out that cough was barking type it could be possible he has croup. It will be confirmed on chest x-ray where we see narrowing in trachea.It will be advisable to consult a pediatrician for the same and treatment to be started as soon as possible. If it stays for long, it may result in breathing difficulty as airway gets narrowed. So I would like to advise to consult as early as possible before difficulty in breathing occurs.I hope I have given satisfactory answer to your query, if you still have any more query kindly write back to me and I will be happy to help.Thank you