Fulminant Branhamella catarrhalis tracheitis.
Branhamella catarrhalis, a well known commensal of the normal respiratory flora, is being increasingly implicated as an aetiological agent in various acute respiratory and non-respiratory infections. B. catarrhalis has demonstrated a particular predilection for turning pathogenic in the immunocompromised host. Bacterial tracheitis, presenting as an acute airway obstruction, is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae. The unusual occurrence of a fulminant B. catarrhalis bacterial tracheitis in a previously normal and healthy Indian child is the subject of this communication.
Department of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Marwaha
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000382:microbiology*