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Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003;36:e1-e4
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| BRIEF REPORT |
Carotid Artery Dissection as a Possible Severe Complication of Pertussis in an Adult: Clinical Case Report and Review
Danuta M. Skowronski,1 Jane A. Buxton,2 Morris Hestrin,3 Robert D. Keyes,4 Kevin Lynch,5 and Scott A. Halperin5
1British
Columbia Centre for Disease Control,
2Faculty of Medicine, Department
of Health Care and
Epidemiology, 3Laurel Medical Centre,
and 4Division of Neurology,
Faculty of Medicine, St. Paul's
Hospital and University of
British Columbia, Vancouver; and 5Clinical
Trials Research Center, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada
Received 30 April 2002; accepted 24 July 2002; electronically published 16 December 2002.
| Adults can experience typical symptoms of pertussis.
Complications due to severe paroxysmal coughing have
been reported in this age group. We report carotid
artery dissection as a possible severe complication of
pertussis in a previously healthy adult. Adult booster
immunization against pertussis should be considered to
protect adults themselves from this illness and its
potential complications.
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