We present a 57-year-old man who worked in a pediatric setting who, after a strong coughing attack caused by a pertussis infection, presented with an internal carotid dissection and a consequent ischemic cerebral lesion. This case suggests the importance of vaccination for subjects who belong to high-risk categories. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Acute carotid dissection in an adult caused by pertussis / Viticchi, Giovanna; Falsetti, Lorenzo; Baruffaldi, Roberto; Vernieri, Fabrizio; Altamura, Claudia; Bartolini, Marco; Provinciali, Leandro; Silvestrini, Mauro. - In: JOURNAL OF STROKE AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. - ISSN 1052-3057. - ELETTRONICO. - 22:8(2013), pp. e635-e636. [10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.01.008]
Acute carotid dissection in an adult caused by pertussis
Falsetti, Lorenzo;
2013
Abstract
We present a 57-year-old man who worked in a pediatric setting who, after a strong coughing attack caused by a pertussis infection, presented with an internal carotid dissection and a consequent ischemic cerebral lesion. This case suggests the importance of vaccination for subjects who belong to high-risk categories. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
