The case report of a successful treatment of severe pertussis in infant
The article is presented a review of features of current therapy of pertussis in children of various ages and described the case of successful treatment of a severe form of the disease in infant. Early admission to the intensive care de- partment let to avoid a fatal outcome and possible complications, such as pneumonia, bleeding in the eye sclera, tear tongue-tie, disturbance of the cerebral circulation that often accompanies severe pertussis.