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Bacterial Tracheitis
Etiology: Purulent infection of trachea where plaques form along tracheal walls, multimicrobial but often Staphlococcus aureus or Streptococcus, primarily bacterial or bacterial superinfection post viral, plaques can occlude airway
Imaging: glottic + subglottic process, subglottic narrowing, loss of definition of trachea, membranes / plaques in trachea
Clinical: older and more ill than those with croup
Cases of Bacterial Tracheitis
Lateral radiograph of the airway shows loss of definition of the trachea and membranes / plaques within it.