Pertussis infection and fatal pulmonary hypertension

Pertussis is ranked among the leading causes of childhood mortality. The most catastrophic clinical complication of pertussis in infants, intractable pulmonary hypertension with shock, is not very well known. We describe the clinical course of a fatal case of severe pertussis complicated by refracto...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2010-11, Vol.17 (11), p.1550
Hauptverfasser:	Menif, K, Bouziri, A, Khaldi, A, Hamdi, A, Belhadj, S, Benjaballah, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bordetella pertussis - isolation & purification Fatal Outcome Female Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis Hypertension, Pulmonary - microbiology Hypertension, Pulmonary - therapy Infant Oxygen - administration & dosage Treatment Outcome Twins Whooping Cough - complications Whooping Cough - diagnosis Whooping Cough - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Pertussis is ranked among the leading causes of childhood mortality. The most catastrophic clinical complication of pertussis in infants, intractable pulmonary hypertension with shock, is not very well known. We describe the clinical course of a fatal case of severe pertussis complicated by refractory pulmonary hypertension and shock in a 2-month-old infant.
ISSN:	1769-664X
DOI:	10.1016/j.arcped.2010.08.016