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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Uncommon presentation of a common disease: influenza A presenting as adult croup .

Nasreen Shaikh, Prudence Dy, Amrit Basnet, Shilpan Shah

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Influenza A-induced croup in an adult.Journal of general and family medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nasreen ShaikhInternal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3092-4664
Prudence DyInternal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7836-271X
Amrit BasnetInternal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
Shilpan ShahInternal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
Monmouth Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 88-year-old woman presented to our emergency room with complaints of fever, coryza, barking cough and generalised fatigue for 2 days. Physical examination showed stridor, tachypnoea with use of accessory muscles of respiration on admission. Laboratory tests were unremarkable except for monocytosis with a normal total white cell count. Rapid influenza diagnostic test was positive for influenza A. Chest X-ray showed subglottic narrowing of the trachea suggestive of steeple sign. A diagnosis of influenza A-induced croup was made. She was given humidified oxygen, nebulised racemic epinephrine, intravenous dexamethasone and oseltamivir. Stridor resolved within minutes of giving nebulised epinephrine. Work of breathing improved within 4-6 hours. She was discharged 2 days later on a tapering dose of steroids.

Indexed as

Administration, InhalationAged, 80 and overAntiviral AgentsBronchodilator AgentsCroupDexamethasoneFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansInfluenza, HumanNebulizers and VaporizersOseltamivirOxygen Inhalation TherapyRacepinephrineRadiography, ThoracicAntiviral AgentsBronchodilator AgentsDexamethasoneGlucocorticoidsOseltamivirRacepinephrineinfluenzaradiology

Identifiers

PMID29866674
PMCPMC5990067
OpenAlexW2805947417

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