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Hakan Sarbay1, Aziz Polat1, Emin Mete2
1Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
Abstract:
Adenovirus is an infectious viral agent that causes variety of clinical presentations such as respiratory disease, conjunctivitis, and gastroenteritis. Hepatitis, pancreatitis, myocarditis, encephalitis, and disseminated infection are primarily seen in immunocompromised patients. Rarely, adenovirus infection can present with pertussis-like syndrome. Described here is case of pertussis-like syndrome associated with adenovirus presenting with hyperleukocytosis.
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