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From: bjb@drutx.UUCP (BarnesBJ)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: CROUP
Message-ID: <748@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Dec-85 16:58:46 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  2 16:58:46 1985
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This past weekend my eight month old daughter was taken to the
emergency room for breathing difficulties. (diagnosed as
croup) The doctor gave her
an injection of decadron and a prescription of 6 doses of 2
tsp. each to be given in 6 hour intervals.

Can anyone tell me more about croup?
How serious can this be?
Does it usually re-occur?

I have to admit when the doctor told me to check her breathing
hourly during the night it scared the hell out of me.