Spontaneous pneumothorax in an infant: an unusual complication of pertussis

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Sep 30;12(9):e231878. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231878.

Authors

Deepanjan Bhattacharya¹, Yogish Kumar Sharma¹, Jayashree Muralidharan¹, Joseph L Mathew¹

Affiliation

¹ Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

No abstract available

Keywords: air leaks; paediatric intensive care; tropical medicine (infectious disease).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Azithromycin / therapeutic use*
Bordetella pertussis / isolation & purification
Cough / microbiology*
Drainage / methods
Female
Humans
Infant
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Pneumothorax / physiopathology
Radiography, Thoracic
Respiratory Insufficiency / microbiology*
Respiratory Insufficiency / physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
Whooping Cough / complications*
Whooping Cough / diagnostic imaging
Whooping Cough / physiopathology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Azithromycin