Obstructive fibrinous tracheal pseudomembrane: Sudden child death following laser removal of papillomata

Abstract

Abstract Obstructive fibrinous tracheal pseudomembrane (OFTP) is a rare complication usually following endotracheal intubation, occurring when a collection of inflammatory exudate coalesces at the site of damaged epithelium within the trachea and along the tracheal mucosa, creating a luminal narrowing and subsequent airway obstruction.

Keywords

• inflammatory pseudomembrane
• laryngeal papillomatosis
• obstructive fibrinous tracheal pseudomembrane
• sudden death
• upper airway obstruction