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Infectious pseudomonas subglottic stenosis occurring in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. Ghufoor ,
J. Almeyda ,
G. Mochloulis ,
P. Q. Montgomery  and
N. S. Tolley
K. Ghufoor*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, UK.
J. Almeyda
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, UK.
G. Mochloulis
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, UK.
P. Q. Montgomery
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, UK.
N. S. Tolley
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London W2 1NY.
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Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is emerging as an increasingly common opportunistic infective agent in the immunocompromised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patient (Kielhofner et al., 1992). Improvements in the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has led to longer life expectancy (Graham et al., 1992), and this has changed the incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in this population (Baron and Hollander, 1993). We present a case of a patient with AIDS who developed a fulminant Pseudomonas aeruginosa stenosing subglottic infection. We are unaware of any previous reports of this particular manifestation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

Keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndromePseudomonas aeruginosaLaryngostenosis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 70 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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