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32 years
My son is 18 months old. 2 months ago he had a steeple sign (croup) and he went through a successful intubation. Is there any possibility that this virus or operation caused a permanent disease?
Dec 16, 2013

Dr. Ivana Dabaj Pediatric Neurology
he had the steeple sign on xray after the intubation? if he had the croup (which is viral) before being intubated , he could keep some edema after the intubation for few days and keep having some signs and symptoms of laryngeal edema(hoarsness, bark cough...) but he won't have a permanent disease.
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