title: Bacterial tracheitis with upper airway obstruction in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Valor
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Polnitsky
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Tanis
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Sherter
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology