PATHOGENESIS OF PHARYNGITIS ETIOLOGY IN YOUNG CHILDREN

Abstract

Annotation: In about 3% of children, viral infections of the airways that develop
in early childhood lead to narrowing of the laryngeal lumen in the subglottic region
resulting in symptoms such as hoarseness, abarking cough, stridor, and dyspnea. These
infections may eventually cause respiratory failure. The disease is often called acute
subglottic laryngitis. Terms such as pseudocroup, croup syndrome, acute obstructive
laryngitis and spasmodic croup are used interchangeably when referencing this disease.
This article discusses the pathogenesis of the etiology of laryngitis in young children.