| Early blood exchange transfusion in malignant pertussis: A case report. | |
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PMID: 20921917 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: : To report early blood exchange transfusion in malignant pertussis and a favorable clinical outcome. SETTING: : A pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in Geneva, Switzerland. DESIGN: : A descriptive case report. PATIENT: : An 8-wk-old girl was diagnosed with malignant pertussis (extreme leukocytosis, seizures, pneumonia, and secondary severe hypoxic respiratory failure associated with pulmonary hypertension). After administration of a one-volume blood exchange transfusion, a rapid decrease in white blood cell count (from 119,000/mm to 36,500/mm) was observed and followed by clinical improvement and favorable outcome despite the initial presence of all described risk factors associated with a high mortality. CONCLUSION: : The use of exchange blood transfusion early in the course of the disease might help to prevent a fatal outcome of malignant pertussis. |
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Manuel Martinez; Isabelle Rochat; Regula Corbelli; Pierre Tissières; Peter C Rimensberger; Constance Barazzone-Argiroffo |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies Volume: 12 ISSN: 1529-7535 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Crit Care Med Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-06-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100954653 Medline TA: Pediatr Crit Care Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e107-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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From the Department of Pediatrics (MM), Pulmonology Unit, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit (IR, RC, CA-B), and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PT, PCR), University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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