Leukemoid Reaction in Infant Pertussis: Is There a Place for Hydroxyurea? A Case Report

Leukemoid Reaction in Infant Pertussis: Is There a Place for Hydroxyurea? A Case Report

A 73-days old infant of 34 weeks' gestation was hospitalized with a co-infection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Bordetella pertussis (BP). She required invasive ventilation for 9 days in the context of malignant pertussis with persistent hypoxemia and hypercapnia secondary to a leukem...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Maitre, Damien Schaffner, Julia Natterer, David Longchamp, Thomas Ferry, Manuel Diezi, Stefano Di Bernardo, Marie-Hélène Perez, Vivianne Amiet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
bordetella pertussis
hydroxyurea
hyperleukocytosis
leukemoid reaction
white blood cell count
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00261/full

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