Tracheitis

Tracheitis
Other namesInflammation of the trachea
Anatomy of the trachea
SpecialtyPulmonology 

Tracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea.[1] Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract,[2] in ICD-10 tracheitis is classified under "acute upper respiratory infections".[3]

  1. ^ "Tracheitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ Patwa, Apeksh; Shah, Amit (September 2015). "Anatomy and physiology of respiratory system relevant to anaesthesia". Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 59 (9): 533–541. doi:10.4103/0019-5049.165849. ISSN 0019-5049. PMC 4613399. PMID 26556911.
  3. ^ "J04.1 Acute tracheitis". ICD-10 Version. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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