A case of whooping cough with complications: The importance of "cocooning" immunization Komplikasyonlarla Seyreden Bir Boǧmaca Olgusu Nedeniyle "Koza Stratejisi"

Akçaboy M., Oǧuz M. M., Altinel E. A., Yüksel D., Şenel S., Zorlu P.

Gazi Medical Journal, vol.28, no.1, pp.48-50, 2017 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.12996/gmj.2017.14
  • Journal Name: Gazi Medical Journal
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.48-50
  • Keywords: Bordetella pertussis, Cocooning immunization, Complications, Pneumonia, Seizure
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© Copyright 2017 by Gazi University Medical Faculty.Whooping cough caused by Bordetella pertussis is a common acute respiratory infection that is characterized by paroxysmal spasmodic cough in childhood. Despite to the high vaccination rates, the incidence of the disease has been increasing in adolescents and in also adults. This population is standing as the common source of the infection for newborns and infants. At this stage, the primary way to get protected from the disease is the "cocooning" immunization. Herein we report a fifty-days-old infant who was diagnosed as whooping cough and then complicated as severe secondary pneumonia and also seizure during the period of the disease. By the way, it is aimed to point out the importance of the immunization of adolescents and adults who are in contact with newborns and infants who are at risk for the disease.