Bacterial tracheitis with upper airway obstruction in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

R R Valor; C A Polnitsky; D J Tanis; C B Sherter

doi:10.1164/ajrccm/146.6.1598

Bacterial tracheitis with upper airway obstruction in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1992 Dec;146(6):1598-9. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/146.6.1598.

Authors

R R Valor¹, C A Polnitsky, D J Tanis, C B Sherter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

PMID: 1456581
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/146.6.1598

Abstract

Bacterial tracheitis after an upper viral respiratory infection is a well-recognized entity in the pediatric literature. Bacterial tracheitis has only recently been reported in adults, and it is a potentially life-threatening illness. We report a case of bacterial tracheitis in a patient with AIDS.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Adult
Airway Obstruction / etiology*
Airway Obstruction / pathology
Humans
Male
Pseudomonas Infections / complications*
Pseudomonas Infections / pathology
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
Trachea / pathology
Tracheitis / complications*
Tracheitis / pathology