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. 2014 Dec 11;6(3):5491.
doi: 10.4081/pr.2014.5491. eCollection 2014 Aug 12.

Post intubation tracheal stenosis in children

Marco Caruselli  1 , Mirco Amici  2 , Dario Galante  3 , Olivier Paut  1 , Giovanni De Francisci  4 , Laura Carboni  5
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Post intubation tracheal stenosis in children

Marco Caruselli et al. Pediatr Rep. .

Abstract

Many authors have reported that tracheal stenosis is a complication that can follow tracheal intubation in both adults and children. The symptoms, when they do appear, can be confused with asthma, with subsequent treatment providing only mild and inconsistent relief. We report here the case of an 8 year old girl admitted to our hospital for whooping cough that was not responding to therapy.

Keywords: asthma; broncoscopy; subglottic stenosis; tracheal intubation.

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Conflict of interests: the authors declare no potential conflict of interests.

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Figure 1.
The bronchoscopy shows severe subglottic stenosis; below the trachea the respiratory tree was found to be normal.
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