Swyer-James (MacLeod's) Syndrome Following Pertussis Infection in an Infant

Pertussis is a potentially severe disease, especially in infancy. The case of an 8-month-old infant is described who presented the typical radiographic image of unilateral hyperlucent lung or Swyer-James (MacLeod's) syndrome. The infant suffered from pertussis at 20 d of age. A rare postinfecti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2003, Vol.35 (3), p.197-199
Hauptverfasser:	Trimis, Giorgios, Theodoridou, Maria, Mostrou, Glyceria, Kakavakis, Konstantinos
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Drug Therapy, Combination - administration & dosage Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases Follow-Up Studies Human bacterial diseases Humans Infant Infectious diseases Lung, Hyperlucent - complications Lung, Hyperlucent - diagnosis Lung, Hyperlucent - drug therapy Medical sciences Radiography, Thoracic Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Tract Infections - complications Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Syndrome Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Whooping Cough - complications Whooping Cough - diagnosis Whooping Cough - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Pertussis is a potentially severe disease, especially in infancy. The case of an 8-month-old infant is described who presented the typical radiographic image of unilateral hyperlucent lung or Swyer-James (MacLeod's) syndrome. The infant suffered from pertussis at 20 d of age. A rare postinfectious complication of pertussis is reported.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/0036554031000027017