Izwi rokuti croup rinobva ku Early Modern English verb croup, zvichireva kuti "kuchema zvinonzwika"; zita iri rakatanga kushandiswa kuchirwere ichi muScotland uye rakatanga kuzivikanwa muzana ramakore rechi18. Chirwere cheDiphtheritic croup chave chichizivikanwa kubvira panguva yaHomer muGreek yekare uye hazvina kusvika muna 1826 kuti hutachiona hwehutachiona hwakasiyana nehutachiona nekuda kwe diphtheria naBretonneau. Chirwere chehutachiona chakazonzi "faux-croup" neFrench uye chinowanzonzi "fake croup" muChirungu, se "croup" kana "true croup" ipapo inowanzonzi chirwere chinokonzerwa ne diphtheria bacterium.
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