Exchange transfusion as a treatment strategy in severe pertussis with hyperleukocytosis in an infant -A case report

Hyperleukocytosis in pertussis has a correlation with disease severity. We describe a 5-week-old infant with severe pertussis and hyperleukocytosis requiring mechanical ventilation. Baby developed refractory hypoxemia. Two cycles of exchange transfusion were done on different occasions. Exchange tra...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rauf (Author), Anil Sachdev (Author), Dhiren Gupta (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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