[Pertussis in a 4-month-old infant with unrecognized cystic fibrosis]. / Pertusse u kojence s nepoznanou cystickou fibrozou.
Klin Mikrobiol Infekc Lek
; 18(6): 196-7, 2012 Dec.
Article
in Cs
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23386510
ABSTRACT
We present a case report of a small boy with cystic fibrosis complicated by pertussis and pneumothorax. The child had not been vaccinated against Bordetella pertussis due to the failure to thrive and was infected with the bacterium at the age of 4 months. The course of the disease was severe, with respiratory distress and spontaneous pneumothorax. The diagnosis of pertussis was serologically confirmed. A suspicion for cystic fibrosis increased after an unusually prolonged course of the disease and a history of the failure to thrive. A comprehensive diagnostic procedure revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infection, anemia, pancreatic insufficiency, a positive sweat test and the presence of two CFTR gene mutations. The patient, treated with comprehensive cystic fibrosis therapy, recovered from acute respiratory illness and started to thrive soon.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Whooping Cough
/
Cystic Fibrosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
/
Infant
/
Male
Language:
Cs
Journal:
Klin Mikrobiol Infekc Lek
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
/
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Czech Republic