Membranous obstructive Candida tracheitis as a complication of endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy.
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.
Kim
Dong-Ok
DO
Department of Anesthesiology, Kyung Hee University, East-West Neo Medical Center, 149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-Gu, Seoul, 134-090, Korea.
Chung
Jun Young
JY
Son
Jun-Seong
JS
Kim
Myung-Chun
MC
Kim
Keon-Sik
KS
Kang
Jong-Man
JM
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