title: Membranous obstructive Candida tracheitis as a complication of endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy.
abstract: This report describes a rare case of acute life-threatening stridor that was due to membranous obstructive Candida tracheitis, and this condition occurred after long-term endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy. An obstructive membrane was found 2 cm above the carina by bronchofiberscopy. The removal of the membrane resulted in the complete relief of the airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kyung Hee University, East-West Neo Medical Center, 149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-Gu, Seoul, 134-090, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Ok
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jun-Seong
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Myung-Chun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Keon-Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong-Man
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002177:Candidiasis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome