Can you recognise the symptoms of croup?

Can you recognise the symptoms of croup?
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What advice can you give a worried mother who is concerned about her infant son's barking cough?
Niamh Kennedy is a regular patient who visits your pharmacy to ask for advice regarding her toddler. She has been up all night with her two-year-old son, James. At 2am the previous night, she awoke to hear James coughing loudly in the adjacent bedroom. She describes the cough as sounding like a seal barking, and tells you it is continuous and that when he breathes in she notices a whistling sound. He also had a runny nose and a mild fever the day before this. What do you suggest?
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