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A case report on SARS-CoV2 induced croup
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  • Kathleen Tsoi,
  • Kate Chan,
  • Chi Ngong Lawrence Chan,
  • Geoffrey Mok,
  • Albert Li,
  • Hugh Lam
Kathleen Tsoi
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Kate Chan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Corresponding Author:katechan@cuhk.edu.hk

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Chi Ngong Lawrence Chan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Geoffrey Mok
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Albert Li
Prince of Wales Hospital
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Hugh Lam
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Abstract

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection usually causes no or mild coryzal symptoms in the paediatric population. In this case report, we describe a 21-month-old boy infected with SARS-CoV-2 who presented atypically with features compatible with croup. With the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, infection control measures need to be appropriately heightened and early diagnostic sampling for SARS-CoV-2 should be carried out even in symptomatology that is atypical of COVID-19.