Bordetella pertussis causing otitis media: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
is an unusual cause of otitis media with effusion. We report a case in a neonate.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A case is presented.


RESULTS
A 1-month-old infant girl was admitted because of respiratory distress and subsequently was found to have pertussis. On examination she was noted to have a middle ear effusion. Myringotomy was performed for culture. Culture confirmed. We were unable to find a previous report of otitis media.


CONCLUSIONS
has been identified in the middle ear effusion of an infant with the pertussis syndrome.
Decherd
Michael E
ME
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Route 0521, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Deskin
Ronald W
RW
Rowen
Judith L
JL
Brindley
Mace B
MB
D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001886:Bordetella pertussis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications