PERTUSSIS; STILL A CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS

dc.authoridAlbayrak, Meryem/0000-0003-2711-5150
dc.authoridKocak, Ulker/0000-0002-8701-5285
dc.authoridsaygi, semra/0000-0002-8522-5078
dc.contributor.authorKocak, Ulker
dc.contributor.authorSanli, Cihat
dc.contributor.authorAlbayrak, Meryem
dc.contributor.authorBulduk, Reyhan Erol
dc.contributor.authorSaygi, Semra
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:43:25Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:43:25Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPertussis is an acute, contagious respiratory infection characterized by paroxysmal coughing episodes. The most important and severe complication in infants is respiratory failure due to pneumonia. We report the case of a 3-month-old infant without any immunization who presented with cough, whooping and cyanosis, and developed pneumonia on the second day and a leukemoid reaction on the sixth day of admission. The relation between pneumonia and mortality, especially in infants, and the prognostic impact of a leukemoid reaction are emphasized.
dc.identifier.endpage58
dc.identifier.issn2147-2092
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage56
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25265
dc.identifier.volume17
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000217304500008
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGazi Univ, Fac Med
dc.relation.ispartofGazi Medical Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectPertussis; Leukemoid Reaction; Mortality
dc.titlePERTUSSIS; STILL A CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
dc.typeArticle

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