RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Necrotizing Tracheitis Secondary to Corynebacterium Species Presenting With Central Airway Obstruction JF Respiratory Care FD American Association for Respiratory Care SP e5 OP e8 DO 10.4187/respcare.02150 VO 59 IS 1 A1 Jorge Guerrero A1 Pavan Mallur A1 Erik Folch A1 Colleen Keyes A1 Isaac E Stillman A1 Sidhu P Gangadharan A1 Adnan Majid YR 2014 UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/59/1/e5.abstract AB 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.