Very Early Development and Recognition of Coronary Involvement in a Febrile Infant with Typical Signs of Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited, inflammatory disease affecting medium-sized arteries and particularly the coronary arteries in about 25% of untreated cases. KD is a clinical diagnosis based on the presence of ≥5 days of fever and the presence of ≥4 of the 5 principal clinical criter...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases 2018, Vol.10 (1), p.e2018037-e2018037
Hauptverfasser: Buonsenso, D, Cristaldi, S, Reale, A, de Jacobis, I Tarissi, Granata, L, Marchesi, A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited, inflammatory disease affecting medium-sized arteries and particularly the coronary arteries in about 25% of untreated cases. KD is a clinical diagnosis based on the presence of ≥5 days of fever and the presence of ≥4 of the 5 principal clinical criteria. We described, for the first time to our knowledge, a case of a very early development (on day 1) of typical KD with transient coronary involvement, diagnosed on day 2 of disease and treated with aspirin and steroids on day 3, with complete resolution of clinical signs and coronary involvement.
ISSN:2035-3006
2035-3006
DOI:10.4084/MJHID.2018.037