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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