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cord-272752-cobroc5h	Brook, Itzhak	The challenges of treating tracheobronchitis in a laryngectomee due to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: a case report	2018-08-20		.txt	text/plain	1723	107	47	BACKGROUND: Laryngectomees run the risk of developing severe respiratory tract infections especially during the winter and when they do not wear a stoma cover. CASE PRESENTATION: A 76-year-old Caucasian man, a laryngectomee, presented with bacterial tracheobronchitis and conjunctivitis due to beta-lactamase-producing nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. CONCLUSIONS: Maintaining the patency of the airway in laryngectomees who suffer from lower respiratory tract infection is of utmost importance as the mucus can be very dry and viscous and can stick to the walls of the trachea and the stoma. Tracheobronchitis in laryngectomees was described as a "suffocating" respiratory infection because of the difficulties in maintaining a patent airway in these patients [6, 7] . Laryngectomees especially those who do not wear an HME or have uncovered stoma are therefore at a higher risk for lower respiratory infections. Laryngectomees are at a higher risk of developing lower respiratory tract infections especially in the winter and when not wearing an HME.	./cache/cord-272752-cobroc5h.txt	./txt/cord-272752-cobroc5h.txt