title: Pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: We report a case of severe tracheobronchitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a man exhibiting symptoms of upper airway obstruction after infection with influenza. Bronchoscopy revealed diffuse pseudomembrane formation throughout the trachea and bilateral bronchi, which were nearly obstructed. In this case, it was helpful to perform bronchoscopy, protected brushing and tracheotomy immediately in order to avoid choking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D015377:Cilastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077728:Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015377:Cilastatin; D014640:Vancomycin; D015378:Imipenem; D000077728:Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination; D008712:Methicillin