Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Masoumi, Kambiz, Forouzan, Arash, Saidi, Hossein, Javaherizadeh, Hazhir, Khavanin, Ali, Bahadoram, Mohammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25883825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/689864
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Sumario:Kawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the case of a 2.5-year-old boy with typical Kawasaki disease who presented with GI bleeding and surgical abdomen. The diagnosis of duodenal perforation was confirmed.

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