Index of suspicion. Case 3. Diagnosis: pertussis. 1995

H S Miller
Children's Hospital, Albany Medical Center, NY.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014917 Whooping Cough A respiratory infection caused by BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath. Pertussis,Bordetella pertussis Infection, Respiratory,Cough, Whooping,Pertusses
D017809 Fatal Outcome Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept. Fatal Outcomes,Outcome, Fatal,Outcomes, Fatal

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