caa a22 4500 386345708 CHVBK 20180307111810.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198911 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100110989 doi S0022215100110989 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100110989 Bacterial tracheitis [Elektronische Daten] Bacterial tracheitis is the term used to describe a severe infraglottic infection characterized by toxicity, brassy cough, inspiratory stridor, subglottic oedema and the presence of copious mucopurulent secretions in the trachea. It is an uncommon condition that requires prompt diagnosis and intensive medical therapy if significant morbidity and mortality are to be avoided. Since the condition was first described in 1979 approximately one hundred cases have been reported. In this paper we present four children with bacterial tracheitis to add to the current literature. Interestingly, one child was admitted on two separate occasions with the disease, an event not previously recorded. All patients underwent endoscopy which revealed findings typical of bacterial tracheitis in each case. None required tracheostomy though three required nasotracheal intubation. Post-endoscopy all were managed in the Intensive Care Unit. There were no fatalities or significant morbidity. The average duration of hospitalization was seven days. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989 Rabie Ibi Dublin McShane Donald Dublin Warde Declan Dublin The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/11(1989-11), 1059-1062 0022-2151 103:11<1059 1989 103 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100110989 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100110989 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rabie Ibi Dublin NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McShane Donald Dublin NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Warde Declan Dublin NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/11(1989-11), 1059-1062 0022-2151 103:11<1059 1989 103 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge