A Rare Case of Pseudomembranous Tracheitis Presenting as Acute Stridor in a Patient after Extubation
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A Rare Case of Pseudomembranous Tracheitis Presenting as Acute Stridor in a Patient after Extubation

Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020;58(2):130-132 DOI: 10.5152/tao.2020.5095
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Abstract

Pseudomembranous tracheitis is a rare life-threatening complication of endotracheal intubation. The exact mechanism of its formation is not well known, and it could mimic crusting or retained secretions in the trachea. We encountered a patient with history of recent intubation, presenting with acute stridor requiring emergency airway stabilization, and was eventually found to have pseudomembranous tracheitis.

Keywords: Stridor, intubation, tracheitis, airway