Early Leukapheresis Depletion in an Ex-Premature with Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Bordetella Pertussis and Coronavirus Infection | Zendy

Emanuele Rossetti | Zendy; Linda Appierto | Zendy; Antonella Meschini | Zendy; Giovanna Leone | Zendy; Stefania Lazzaro | Zendy; Giovanna Del Principe | Zendy; Roberto Bianchi | Zendy; Sergio Picardo | Zendy

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Early Leukapheresis Depletion in an Ex-Premature with Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Bordetella Pertussis and Coronavirus Infection

Author(s) -

Emanuele Rossetti,

Linda Appierto,

Antonella Meschini,

Giovanna Leone,

Stefania Lazzaro,

Giovanna Del Principe,

Roberto Bianchi,

Sergio Picardo

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

blood purification

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1421-9735

pISSN - 0253-5068

DOI - 10.1159/000507873

Subject(s) - medicine , leukocytosis , respiratory distress , ards , leukapheresis , bordetella pertussis , mechanical ventilation , pediatric intensive care unit , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , immunology , anesthesia , lung , stem cell , biology , cd34 , bacteria , genetics

We describe a 2 weeks corrected gestational age infant admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated to Bordetella pertussis and Coronavirus infection. He developed leukocytosis as soon as ARDS required intubation and aggressive mechanical ventilation: hence he underwent 3 early therapeutic leukapheresis treatments in order to avoid the worsening of related cardiopulmonary complications, according to recent literature on pertussis infection in infants. The infant was discharged from PICU healthy.

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