Tracheitis historical perspective

{{Tracheitis} Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Tracheitis is a rare disease.
There is limited information about the historical perspective of tracheitis.
In 1920, it first began to appear in literature.
It was initially known as acute laryngotracheobronchitis due to inflammation involving the trachea larynx and bronchi.
In 1979, Jones et al reported case series on this disease entity in children.
After 1979, it was named as Bacterial tracheitis in medical literature.

The following are a few famous cases of [disease name]: