Case report: bacterial tracheitis in an adult female.
Bacterial tracheitis is an extremely rare entity, long considered to be a disease of pediatrics. However, cases continue to be reported among adult patients. We present the case of a 19-year-old female patient who presented to our Emergency Department (ED) with bacterial tracheitis. Other adult cases of bacterial tracheitis as reported in the literature from 1981 to the present are discussed.
Stuchell
Bryan
B
West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
Chinnis
Ann
A
Davis
Stephen
S
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents