Bacterial tracheitis in Down's syndrome.
Four children with Down's syndrome and bacterial tracheitis are described. In three the infection was due to Haemophilus influenza. In patients with Down's syndrome presenting with stridor tracheitis should be considered and appropriate treatment started.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*