Pneumonia in the presentation of Kawasaki disease: The syndrome or a sequence of two diseases?

Two cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) presented as persistent lung consolidation associated with Group A Streptococcus and Influenza A co‐infection, which resolved following intravenous immunoglobulin. Thus, pediatricians should consider the diagnosis of KD in the presence of pneumonia that is nonrespo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khoury, Lana, Livnat, Galit, Hamad Saied, Mohamad, Yaacoby‐Bianu, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9723393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36483871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6676
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Sumario:Two cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) presented as persistent lung consolidation associated with Group A Streptococcus and Influenza A co‐infection, which resolved following intravenous immunoglobulin. Thus, pediatricians should consider the diagnosis of KD in the presence of pneumonia that is nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy with prolonged fever and inflammatory reactions.

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