croup
MONDO:0005722Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names croup yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Acute upper respiratory airways infection that results in the swelling of the larynx. It is usually caused by parainfluenza viruses. Signs include a characteristic barking cough and stridor.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005722), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
2 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- CoughMondoHP:0012735
- StridorMondoHP:0010307
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: croup
- Also called
- acute laryngotracheobronchitisacute obstructive laryngitis