title: Bronchial obstruction due to respiratory mucosal sloughing in toxic epidermal necrolysis.
abstract: A 17 year old woman is described who nearly asphyxiated because of sloughing of the bronchial mucosa as a result of toxic epidermal necrolysis. Bronchoscopic aspiration of bronchial slough proved life saving.
authors.affiliation: Halton General Hospital, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Malley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mallya
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013396:Suction