Abstract
Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease. despite ongoing vaccination, the disease is endemic in developing and developed countries. newborns and children who are not vaccinated or partially immunized become most severely ill. The severity of symptoms depends on factors such as the patient's age, the strength of the immune response, and the degree of systemic bacterial dissemination. The most severe form of pertussis is malignant pertussis, which is characterized by large leukocytosis, refractory hypoxemia, pulmonary hypertension and cardiopulmonary impairment. This article is devoted to the clinical observation of a patient with a malignant course of whooping cough.
Key words: pertussis, leukemoid reaction, malignant pertussis, children.
For citation:Pestova A.S., Aminova A.I., Akopyan A.S., Berdnikov G.V., Gruzintseva A.A. Malignant whooping cough in a palliative patient. Clinical review for general practice. 2023; 4 (11): 38–40 (In russ.). doI: 10.47407/kr2023.4.11.00302
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