Flexible bronchoscopy in young infants with hCoV-NL63-associated necrotizing laryngotracheobronchitis: findings and interventional value
Xiangzhi Xu, Feizhou Zhang, Lingfang Liang, Li Yang, Zihao Yang, Lei Wu, Feng Wang, Lanfang Tang · 2026
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Description
Xu and co-authors describe three young infants whose common-cold coronavirus caused necrotizing damage to the windpipe, a rare and dangerous turn. Their 2026 case series from a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit covers infants seen in August and September 2025 with confirmed hCoV-NL63 infection and progressive hoarseness, breathlessness, and stridor.
Flexible bronchoscopy, a camera passed into the airway, showed the same pattern in all three: dead subglottic tissue, ulceration, and narrowing of the airway. The scope also guided urgent breathing-tube placement to secure each airway, and lavage fluid confirmed the virus. Follow-up scopes every 3 to 7 days tracked healing of the necrosis. The authors credit the scope with both the diagnosis and the rescue.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiangzhi Xu, Feizhou Zhang, Lingfang Liang, Li Yang, Zihao Yang, Lei Wu, Feng Wang, Lanfang Tang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |