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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan;24(1):63-66.
doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000314.

Severe Necrotizing Tracheobronchitis From Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-positive MRSA Pneumonia Complicating Influenza A-H1N1-09

Michael I Gabrilovich  1 , Matthew D Huff, Susan M McMillen, Carol Quinter
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Case Reports

Severe Necrotizing Tracheobronchitis From Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-positive MRSA Pneumonia Complicating Influenza A-H1N1-09

Michael I Gabrilovich et al. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2017 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

After this study, M.G. volunteered to be on the Medical Advisory Council for Diatherix. M.D.H. is a full-time employee of Diatherix Laboratories, LLC. C.Q. was a paid consultant for Diatherix Laboratories, LLC at the time of this study, but C.Q. have since retired their roles. M.I.G. declares no conflict of interest or other disclosures.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Bronchoscopy images. On day 5, after therapy was altered to cover all pathogens, areas of mucosal hemorrhage remained in the trachea (A) and mainstem bronchus (B), but there was partial improvement seen from day 2. On day 10, a third bronchoscopy showed near-full resolution of the trachea (C) and mainstem bronchus (D).
FIGURE A
FIGURE A
Bronchoscopy images of pneumonia. On day 2, severe necrotizing hemorrhagic tracheobronchitis (A) and sloughing of mucosa obstructing the right mainstem bronchus (B) are seen.
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