Class 1. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Infection

Early Exchange Transfusion in Critical Pertussis: A Case Report Supporting Timely Intervention

Eiman Al-Hashemi, Osama Shalaby, Fajer AltammarNew Jahra Hospital, Ministry of Health. Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization.Kuwait Case Reports in PediatricsCase Rep Pediatr 2026; DOI: 10.1155/crpe/7016973 AbstractBackground: Critical pertussis is a rapidly progressive, life-threatening illness in infants, often presenting with hyperleukocytosis, respiratory failure, and hemodynamic instability. Mortality remains high despite supportive advances, and no standardized guidelines exist to

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Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease: Clinical Spectrum, Management Principles, and Lifelong Consequences

Brian W. Allwood, Alistair Broadhurst, Muhammad Saadiq Moolla, Anthony Carrozzi, Marieke M. van der Zalm, Anthony ByrneStellenbosch University. St Vincent’s Hospital and University of New South Wales clinical School. Socios En Salud Sucursal.South Africa, Australia and Peru Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in MedicineCold Spring Harb Perspect MedDOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041887 AbstractPost-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) is an increasingly recognized

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The Epidemiology of Pulmonary Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa-A Systematic Report

Katarina Zeder, Lanjing Wang, Veranyuy Ngah, Armella Santi, Eric W. Robbins, Ana O. Mocumbi, Judith Namuyonga, Peter Nyasulu, Gabor Kovacs, Marc Humbert, Geoff Strange, Simon Stewart, Guoqing Diao, Bradley A. MaronUniversity of Maryland. Medical University of Graz. George Washington University. Stellenbosch University. University Eduardo Mondlane. Uganda Heart Institute and Makerere University College of Health Sciences.

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Etiologies of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Early Infants: A 4-year Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India

Ysphaneendra Mallimoggala, Monalisa Biswas, Nitin Thyagaraja, H. Koushik, Krishnananda Nayak, Shrikiran Aroor, Varashree Bolar Suryakanth, Leslie LewisKasturba Medical College of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal College of Health Professionals and National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences. India Annals of African MedicineAnn Afr Med 2026; DOI: 10.4103/aam.aam_555_26 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is relatively uncommon

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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of critical Bordetella pertussis in hospitalized infants in the Southwest region of Saudi Arabia

Ali Alsuheel Asseri, Norah Alshehri, Ibrahim AlHelali, Ibrahim Al-Benhassan, Ahmed Alhijab Alhazmi, Khalid S. AlShehri, Abdullah Baoqbah, Ghada Haider, Syed Esam Mahmood, Ausaf Ahmad, Tarig HamadKing Khalid University College of Medicine. Aseer Health Cluster. Kalyan Singh Government Medical College. Saudi Arabia and India Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1881833 AbstractBackground: Critical pertussis remains a critical

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Variability in the Diagnostic Criteria for Severe Pertussis: A Systematic Review

Pauline Labe, Alexandre Meunier. Pauline Leroux, Mirko Sadi, Carla Rodrigues, Valerie Bouchez, Marion Grimaud, Sylvain Brisse, Jérémie F. Cohen, Julie ToubianaUniversité Paris Cité, Institut Pasteur and Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades. France Journal of the American Medical Association Network OpenJAMA Netw Open 2026; 9:DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.22211 AbstractImportance: Pertussis, or whooping cough, can be life threatening in infants, yet the concept

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Clinical phenotypes and mortality predictors in pediatric critical pertussis: A multinational study

Mohammad Alghounaim, Naila A. Shaheen, Abdulrahman Aldaithan, Saif Awlad Thani, Yasser Kazzaz, Abdulla Alfraij, On behalf of the Gulf Pediatric Pertussis Study (GPPS) Group Amiri Hospital, Ministry of Health. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Farwaniya Hospital. Royal Hospital.Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman Journal of Infection and

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Case Report: Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a deliberate operative adjunct for tracheobronchial reconstruction in a child with invasive aspergillosis

Marcin Łosin, Wojciech Karolak, Romuald Lango, Witold Rzyman, Monika Rosinski, Weronika Lotkowska, Piotr CzaudernaMedical University of Gdansk and University Clinical Center.Poland Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1843892 AbstractWe report the case of a 6-year-old boy with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus presenting in diabetic ketoacidosis, who developed a massive acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF)

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Unveiling the Link Between COVID-19 and Pulmonary Hypertension

Jad Abdul Khalek, Mohamad Al Hajjar, Zeina Al-Khalil, Jana Salem, Rana Zareef, Fadi Bitar, Mariam ArabiAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center and American University of Beirut.Lebanon Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical MicrobiologyCan J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 2026; DOI: 10.1155/cjid/9352258 AbstractIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was first identified in Wuhan, China,

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Critical Pertussis in the PICU: Multinational Study in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region, 2022-2024

Mohammad Alghounaim, Naila A. Shaheen, Aldaithan, Abdulrahman, Saif Awlad Thani, Yasser Kazzar, Abdulla Alfraij, on behalf of the Gulf Pediatric Pertussis Study (GPPS) GroupAmiri Hospital. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Farwaniya Hospital. Ahmadi Hospital. Royal Hospital.  Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs.Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman Pediatric Critical Care

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