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A doctor often can diagnose croup after investigating physical symptoms and listening to the patient cough. On some occasions, a physician will order x-rays or other tests to inform the diagnosis or to rule out other causes. An x-ray in a child with croup will present a “steeple sign”, showing the top of the airway narrowing to a point.
