Kawasaki disease mimicking retropharyngeal abscess

Kawasaki disease mimicking retropharyngeal abscess

Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limiting febrile mucocutaneous vasculitis of infants and young children. Retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy is a rare presentation of Kawasaki disease. We present a case of Kawasaki disease mimicking a retropharyngeal abscess, with upper airway obstruction resulting i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Yonsei medical journal 2010, 51(5), , pp.784-786
Hauptverfasser: Ganesh, Ramaswamy, Srividhya, Vazhkudai Sridharan, Vasanthi, Thiruvengadam, Shivbalan, Somu
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Child
Humans
Male
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - pathology
Retropharyngeal Abscess - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limiting febrile mucocutaneous vasculitis of infants and young children. Retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy is a rare presentation of Kawasaki disease. We present a case of Kawasaki disease mimicking a retropharyngeal abscess, with upper airway obstruction resulting in delayed diagnosis.
ISSN:0513-5796
1976-2437
DOI:10.3349/ymj.2010.51.5.784