Bronchial obstruction due to respiratory mucosal sloughing in toxic epidermal necrolysis
Dasgupta A., O'Malley J., Mallya R., Williams JG.
A 17 year old woman is described who nearly asphyxiated because of sloughing of the bronchial mucosa as a result of toxic epidermal necrolysis. Bronchoscopic aspiration of bronchial slough proved life saving.