[Staphylococcal tracheitis and toxic shock syndrome in a child].
Bacterial tracheitis should be raised as a possible cause in cases of severe febrile dyspnea. It can be life-threatening due to airway obstruction or, less frequently, due to toxic shock syndrome. We report the observation of toxic shock syndrome-complicated bacterial tracheitis in a 14-year-old boy. We describe the signs and symptoms of these conditions as well as the principles of treatment.
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Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier de Cornouaille, BP 1757, 29107 Quimper cedex, France. p.vic@ch-cornouaille.fr
Blondin
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Guergnon
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Lapostolle
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Le Gall
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Geffroy
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D000293:Adolescent; D001044:Aphonia / Q000382:microbiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
D005938:Glucocorticoids