Abstract
Pertussis is a potentially severe disease, especially in infancy. The case of an 8-month-old infant is described who presented the typical radiographic image of unilateral hyperlucent lung or Swyer-James (MacLeod's) syndrome. The infant suffered from pertussis at 20 d of age. A rare postinfectious complication of pertussis is reported.
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Infant
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Lung, Hyperlucent / complications
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Lung, Hyperlucent / diagnosis*
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Lung, Hyperlucent / drug therapy
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Respiratory Function Tests
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Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
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Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis*
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Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
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Risk Assessment
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Severity of Illness Index
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Syndrome
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Whooping Cough / complications
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Whooping Cough / diagnosis*
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Whooping Cough / drug therapy
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Anti-Bacterial Agents