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Case Reports
. 1997;8(3):52-4.

Hyperleukocytosis with pertussis

V P McCarthy  1 , J R Carlile
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  • PMID: 9271891
Case Reports

Hyperleukocytosis with pertussis

V P McCarthy et al. J Assoc Acad Minor Phys. 1997.

Abstract

A 9-month-old nonimmunized white female patient presented with a paroxysmal cough and a white blood cell count of 114,000/mm3. A nasopharyngeal culture was positive for Bordetella pertussis. Hyperleukocytosis is a rare complication of pertussis and is attributed to lymphocytosis-promoting factor. Hyperleukocytosis with pulmonary leukostasis can result in significant hypoxemia, although it did not occur in the case presented.

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