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Incomplete Kawasaki disease in the 2-month-old infant: A case report

RATIONALE: The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) is difficult and is often delayed for children whose age falls outside the typical age range of 6 months to 5 years, especially for those with incomplete KD (IKD) or atypical features. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 2-month-20-day-old girl presented to our hosp...

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Autores principales: Ma, Wei, Sun, Juan, Wang, Huaili
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6320020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30557973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000013280
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Sumario:RATIONALE: The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) is difficult and is often delayed for children whose age falls outside the typical age range of 6 months to 5 years, especially for those with incomplete KD (IKD) or atypical features. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 2-month-20-day-old girl presented to our hospital with a chief complaint of intermittent fever for 1 day and 1 episode of seizure, with poor feeding and swelling of feet. DIAGNOSIS: Until the appearance of red cracked lips, a diagnosis of IKD was considered. A rise in periungual desquamation of the hands confirmed the diagnosis. INTERVENTIONS: Intravenous immunoglobulins were administered and aspirin and dipyridamole were used orally. OUTCOME: The temperature, C-reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate returned to normal level and there was no coronary artery lesion. LESSONS: This case highlights that the diagnosis of IKD should be considered in children whose primary presentation is fever and neurologic features, lacking principal clinical findings, particularly those <6 months of age.