Airway burn – Bronchoscopy images

235 – Airway burn

27 January, 201823 August, 2017 by Stening

The dark and patchy coloration that becomes confluent in all the trachea closest to this image, is due to the presence of abundant accumulated carbon particles and combined with mucus. They were inhaled during a fire and may exist with or without airway burn. The endoscopic examination is “poorly lit”; this effect is a consequence … Read more

234 – Airway burn

27 January, 201822 August, 2017 by Stening

Burn of the upper airway: large anthracotic macules spread in groups over the mucosa of the tracheal wall, very swollen, after the accidental inhalation of smoke and hot gases.