• Medicine · Jul 2023

    Case Reports

    Case report: Plastic bronchitis associated with Bordetella parapertussis.

    • Zhongjie Li, Yao Xu, and Weirong Shen.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Jiashan No. 1 People's Hospital, Jiashan, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Jul 7; 102 (27): e34239e34239.

    RationaleBordetella parapertussis caused by a severe infection is rare in clinical practice. Here, we report a case of plastic bronchitis (PB).Patient ConcernsA 4-year-old girl with a 2-day history of fever, paroxysmal cough, and subconjunctival hemorrhage.DiagnosesThe diagnoses were (1) B parapertussis , (2) pulmonary atelectasis, and (3) PB.InterventionsThe patient received azithromycin and underwent bronchoscopy.OutcomesSymptoms disappeared after treatment. The patient had an outpatient follow-up of 2 months without respiratory symptoms.LessonsPB can lead to respiratory failure if not intervened in the early stages.Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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