Tracheitis other imaging findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
Bronchoscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis of tracheitis. This can be difficult to perform in children. [1]
Other Imaging Findings
Bronchoscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis of tracheitis. Findings on a bronchoscopy suggestive of/diagnostic of tracheitis include: [2] [3] [4]
- Trachea with erythema
- Trachea with edema
- Trachea with exudates that are thick or with pseudomembranes
- Inflammation
- Subglottic narrowing
References
- ↑ Eckel HE, Widemann B, Damm M, Roth B (1993). “Airway endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial tracheitis in children”. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 27 (2): 147–57. doi:10.1016/0165-5876(93)90130-u. PMID 8258482.
- ↑ “StatPearls”. 2021. PMID 29262085.
- ↑ Blot M, Bonniaud-Blot P, Favrolt N, Bonniaud P, Chavanet P, Piroth L (2017). “Update on childhood and adult infectious tracheitis”. Med Mal Infect. 47 (7): 443–452. doi:10.1016/j.medmal.2017.06.006. PMC 7125831 Check
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