Severe necrotizing tracheobronchitis caused by influenza B and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus co-infection in an immunocompetent patient
Shu Wang,
Jianhua Yang,
Wenwu Sun
et al.
Abstract:Purpose and method
Necrotizing tracheobronchitis is a rare clinical entity presented as a necrotic inflammation involving the mainstem trachea and distal bronchi. We reported a case of severe necrotizing tracheobronchitis caused by influenza B and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) co-infection in an immunocompetent patient.
Case presentation
We described a 36-year-old man with initial symptoms of cough, rigors, muscle soreness and … Show more
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