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 Guerrero, Jorge
A1 Mallur, Pavan
A1 Folch, Erik
A1 Keyes, Colleen
A1 Stillman, Isaac E
A1 Gangadharan, Sidhu P
A1 Majid, Adnan
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.