A Case of Bacterial Tracheitis Associated with Endotracheal Intubation and Corticosteroid.

Lim, Jae Min; Kim, Jung Ho; Jung, Heon Nyoung; Kim, Eun Kyung; Koh, Youn Suck

doi:2002.53.3.332

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 53(3); 2002 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;53(3):332-336.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.53.3.332 Published online September 1, 2002.

A Case of Bacterial Tracheitis Associated with Endotracheal Intubation and Corticosteroid.

Jae Min Lim, Jung Ho Kim, Heon Nyoung Jung, Eun Kyung Kim, Youn Suck Koh

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. yskoh@amc.seoul.kr

Abstract

Bacterial tracheitis is a very rare complication in adults after endotracheal intubation. We report a case of bacterial tracheitis associated with endotracheal intubation and corticosteroids. The patient was discharged with a permanent tracheostomy, and a resection and an end-to-end anastomosis of the trachea is planned.

Key Words: Bacterial tracheitis, Endotracheal intubation, Corticosteroid

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