@article {Guerreroe5, author = {Jorge Guerrero and Pavan Mallur and Erik Folch and Colleen Keyes and Isaac E Stillman and Sidhu P Gangadharan and Adnan Majid}, title = {Necrotizing Tracheitis Secondary to Corynebacterium Species Presenting With Central Airway Obstruction}, volume = {59}, number = {1}, pages = {e5--e8}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.4187/respcare.02150}, publisher = {Respiratory Care}, abstract = {Pseudomembranous necrotizing tracheitis is a rare cause of life-threatening central airway obstruction. Patients present with hoarseness, cough, dyspnea, wheezing, stridor, and occasionally with respiratory failure. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, and should be confirmed with a comprehensive bronchoscopy and biopsy. For patients with signs and symptoms of airway obstruction, a therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy with mechanical debridement is recommended. We present a rare case of necrotizing tracheitis secondary to Corynebacterium species, which caused life-threatening airway obstruction in an adult.}, issn = {0020-1324}, URL = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/59/1/e5}, eprint = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/59/1/e5.full.pdf}, journal = {Respiratory Care} }