title: The incidence of gastroesophageal reflux in recurrent croup.
abstract: The incidence of gastroesophageal reflux in recurrent croup was evaluated by a retrospective analysis of patients at the Children's Hospital of Michigan from 1986 to 1991. Sixty-six patients required hospitalization for recurrent croup during this 6-year period. Of the patients evaluated, 47% with recurrent croup had an additional diagnosis established of gastroesophageal reflux. In patients with three or more hospitalizations for croup, there was a 63% association with gastroesophageal reflux. Compared to all patients with recurrent croup, the patients with gastroesophageal reflux tended to be younger and had a shorter interval between episodes of croup. A prospective series of six cases of recurrent croup was seen in consultation. The diagnostic procedures involving lipid-laden macrophage quantitation, endoscopy, and gastroesophageal reflux scintiscans were utilized to establish the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux with tracheal aspiration. The results of these studies and the follow-up is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA.
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Waki
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Madgy
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Belenky
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Gower
mesh_terms: D003440:Croup / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors