Pertussis Reinfection in an Adult: A Cause of Persistent Cough Not to Be Ignored
Joint Authors
Koufakis, Theocharis
Paschala, Anastasia
Siapardanis, Dimitrios
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pertussis is traditionally considered as a disease of the childhood; however, accumulating evidence suggests a stable increase of its incidence among adults and adolescents, during the last decades.
Despite the fact that reinfection after natural disease or vaccination is not uncommon, the index of clinical suspicion of pertussis diagnosis in adults remains low.
In this article, we report a case of pertussis reinfection 30 years after natural infection, which was complicated by pneumonia, and we discuss our diagnostic and therapeutic approach, aiming to raise clinicians’ degree of suspicion regarding pertussis diagnosis in adults.
Prompt recognition and appropriate therapy of adult patients can result in the effective control of the symptoms, prevention of severe complications, and spread of the infection to children; thus, they are of great clinical and public health importance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koufakis, Theocharis& Paschala, Anastasia& Siapardanis, Dimitrios. 2017. Pertussis Reinfection in an Adult: A Cause of Persistent Cough Not to Be Ignored. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146318
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koufakis, Theocharis…[et al.]. Pertussis Reinfection in an Adult: A Cause of Persistent Cough Not to Be Ignored. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146318
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koufakis, Theocharis& Paschala, Anastasia& Siapardanis, Dimitrios. Pertussis Reinfection in an Adult: A Cause of Persistent Cough Not to Be Ignored. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146318
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146318