| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:9392 |
| Name | tracheitis |
| Definition | A tracheal disease which involves bacterial infection of the trachea often caused by Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci that follows a recent viral upper respiratory infection. The symptoms include barking croup cough, loud squeaking noise while breathing, scratchy feeling in the throat, high fever, and production of large amounts of pus-filled secretions. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch277/ch277j.html?qt=tracheitis&alt=sh |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155507000 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:62994001 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:0050149 DOID:9391 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
acute tracheitis [EXACT] chronic tracheitis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a tracheal disease |