Prolonged Fever: Kawasaki Disease in a Pediatric Patient With COVID-19

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease. The cardiac clinical features seen with KD require diagnosis and treatment within 10 days of symptoms to decrease the risk of complications. This case report examines the complexity of prolonged fever in a pediatric patient with a...

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Autores principales: Manion, Amy Becker, Lubelchek, Alison, Bensko, Leanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9712069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36549986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.11.013
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Sumario:Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease. The cardiac clinical features seen with KD require diagnosis and treatment within 10 days of symptoms to decrease the risk of complications. This case report examines the complexity of prolonged fever in a pediatric patient with a positive test for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 and meets the KD criteria.

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