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(Chest. 1974;65:105-106.)
© 1974 American College of Chest Physicians

Paratracheal Abscess: An Unusual Complication of Transtracheal Aspiration

Thomas T. Yoshikawa M.D.1; Anthony W. Chow M.D.1; John Z. Montgomerie M.D.1; and Lucien B. Guze M.D.1

1 Department of Medicine, Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, Calif., Research and Medical Services, Veterans Administration (Wadsworth); Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Two patients with paratracheal abscesses following transtracheal aspiration are described. This complication has been uncommonly reported in the literature. Catheter contamination of the puncture site with tracheobronchial flora or local de novo infection appear to be the pathogenic mechanisms.






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