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Unusual Presentation of Kawasaki Disease in a 13-year-old Saudi Boy

Kawasaki disease (KD), formerly known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is one of the most quintessential self-limiting forms of vasculitides among children. Nevertheless, sparse cases of adulthood KD have been also identified. Despite the self-limited (indolent) nature of this disease, patients...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sleiman, Rola, Almohayya, Tahani, Al Hennawi, Hussam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6464475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31016080
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4053
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Sumario:Kawasaki disease (KD), formerly known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is one of the most quintessential self-limiting forms of vasculitides among children. Nevertheless, sparse cases of adulthood KD have been also identified. Despite the self-limited (indolent) nature of this disease, patients tend to present with fever and signs of acute inflammation which may averagely last for up to 12 days without treatment, yet high index of clinical suspension is needed in atypical cases early during the course of the disease in order to minimize associated morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report an unorthodox case of KD of a 13-year-old male patient who started with cervical lymph node enlargement, followed by fever.