title: Bacterial tracheitis as a complication of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
abstract: We describe two patients in whom bacterial tracheitis developed shortly after elective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Bacterial tracheitis has not previously been reported in this clinical setting. Prompt recognition is essential if a fatal outcome is to be avoided. The cause remains uncertain, but the outcome is good if timely treatment is instituted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Kentucky.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000382:microbiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000382:microbiology*