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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2019; 14(02): 037-042
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661369
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Laryngeal and Tracheobronchial Infections of the Pediatric Airway

Jonathan B. Ida
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Clinical Faculty, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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06 November 2017

29 March 2018

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Abstract

Infections of the pediatric airway result in partial obstruction of the airway and often require intervention to maintain the airway. Most airway infections are treated medically, but respiratory support or invasive airway protection may be required if the patient does not respond adequately to initial interventions. We review three major types of central airway infections, focusing on illustrative diagnostic and treatment dilemmas.

Keywords

airway infections - croup - stridor - cough - tracheitis - protracted bacterial bronchitis
 

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