Atypical Kawasaki Disease presentation in two infants
K Seibel, S DiBernardo, A Duppenthaler, B Wagner · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2006 · Heft 05
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Introduction: Kawasaki disease KD is an acute, self-limited vasculitis, with clear clinical criteria. The vessels involved are medium sized arteries and particularly coronary arteries. The clinical presentation is in most of the cases clear, but atypical presentations are more and more reported, particularly in infants. We present two infants less than two months old with the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease, one having a severe evolution. Cases: 7 week old infant with diminished general state transferred to PICU because of fever for 48 hours. After complete septic work-up, broad spectrum antibiotics were begun. Fe…