title: Hemolytic uremic syndrome in an infant following Bordetella pertussis infection.
abstract: Reported here is the case of a 6-week-old female infant with a severe Bordetella pertussis infection requiring supportive pressure-positive ventilation in the intensive care unit. After being discharged from the intensive care unit, she developed hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure, which suggested a diagnosis of hemolytic uremic syndrome. The clinical outcome was favorable with no renal consequences. This case suggests there may be a direct cause-effect relationship between B. pertussis infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, 13 Via Luca Giordano, 50132 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pela
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seracini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caprioli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castelletti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giammanco
mesh_terms: D001886:Bordetella pertussis; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications*