Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature
Pertussis is one of the leading causes of death that can be prevented by vaccination. More than 600,000 deaths from pertussis occur annually, with a disproportionate number appearing in unvaccinated infants. Pertussis is particularly troublesome because it does not necessarily present itself...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2013-08-01
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Pertussis is one of the leading causes of death that can be prevented by vaccination. More than 600,000 deaths from pertussis occur annually, with a disproportionate number appearing in unvaccinated infants. Pertussis is particularly troublesome because it does not necessarily present itself in its commonly known classical stages. Therefore, in very young and non-immunized children, the disease may have a fulminant process characterized by severe leukocytosis, neurologic involvement and serious cardiopulmonary failure that can be accompanied by pulmonary hypertension, persistent hypoxia and death. This article describes two infants with fulminant pertussis; they were admitted for acute respiratory failure and severe leukocytosis and ultimately died from multi-organ failure.
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| spelling | doaj-art-314b0f0b4a084bd0af2cda936d3b8ec42025-08-20T03:00:54ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-08-01554Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literatureMuhammet Şükrü Paksu0Muhammet AkgünAdil KaradağNazik AşılıoğluNurşen BeletGülnar ŞensoyPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. sukrupaksu@yahoo.com. Pertussis is one of the leading causes of death that can be prevented by vaccination. More than 600,000 deaths from pertussis occur annually, with a disproportionate number appearing in unvaccinated infants. Pertussis is particularly troublesome because it does not necessarily present itself in its commonly known classical stages. Therefore, in very young and non-immunized children, the disease may have a fulminant process characterized by severe leukocytosis, neurologic involvement and serious cardiopulmonary failure that can be accompanied by pulmonary hypertension, persistent hypoxia and death. This article describes two infants with fulminant pertussis; they were admitted for acute respiratory failure and severe leukocytosis and ultimately died from multi-organ failure. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1525 |
| spellingShingle | Muhammet Şükrü Paksu Muhammet Akgün Adil Karadağ Nazik Aşılıoğlu Nurşen Belet Gülnar Şensoy Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature |
| title_full | Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature |
| title_short | Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature |
| title_sort | fulminant pertussis in very young infants two cases and review of the literature |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1525 |
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