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Bronchial obstruction due to respiratory mucosal sloughing in toxic epidermal necrolysis.
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1994
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AsthmaToxic Epidermal NecrolysisBronchial ObstructionLung DepositionInflammatory Lung DiseaseAllergyLung InflammationYear Old WomanRespiratory ToxicologyPulmonary PhysiologyLife SavingPulmonary MedicineDermatologyMedicineThanatology
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.