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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD

Overview

An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of tracheitis. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of tracheitis include subglottic narrowing, tracheal narrowing and irregularity of tracheal mucosal wall due to edema and exudative membranes. Pulmonary infiltrates due to bronchopneumonia are frequently seen as a complication of tracheitis. [1]

X Ray

An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of tracheitis. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of tracheitis include: [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. Henry RL, Mellis CM, Benjamin B (1983). "Pseudomembranous croup". Arch Dis Child. 58 (3): 180–3. doi:10.1136/adc.58.3.180. PMC 1627821. PMID 6838248.
  2. Al-Mutairi B, Kirk V (January 2004). "Bacterial tracheitis in children: Approach to diagnosis and treatment". Paediatr Child Health. 9 (1): 25–30. doi:10.1093/pch/9.1.25. PMC 2719512. PMID 19654977.
  3. "StatPearls". 2021. PMID 29262085.
  4. Jones R, Santos JI, Overall JC (1979). "Bacterial tracheitis". JAMA. 242 (8): 721–6. PMID 379379.
  5. Donnelly BW, McMillan JA, Weiner LB (1990). "Bacterial tracheitis: report of eight new cases and review". Rev Infect Dis. 12 (5): 729–35. doi:10.1093/clinids/164.5.729. PMID 2237109.

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