A Case of Atypical Kawasaki Disease Presenting with Unresolving Pneumonia
Abstract
Introduction: Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis with unknown etiology that is common among children. Characteristic findings are fever, polymorphic rash, conjunctivitis, oral mucosa and extremity changes and cervical lymphadenopathy. The most important cause of morbidity and mortality is cardiac involvement. At the early stages of the disease, upper airway tract symptoms like coryza and cough are common. But lung parenchyme involvement as pneumonia is extremely rare.
Case: A 16-months-old boy was admitted to our clinic due to prolonged fever and unresolving pneumonia. Consolidation was observed on the chest X-ray. On the follow up, the child was diagnosed as having Kawasaki disease. Clinical and laboratory remission could not be achieved by antibiotic treatment. Clinical and chest X-ray findings were normalized after one dose intravenous immunoglobulin infusion (2 gr/kg).
Conclusion: In patients with prolonged fever, unresolving pneumonia with antibiotic treatment and high acute phase reactants, Kawasaki disease should be in differential diagnosis.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
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Publication Date
March 10, 2017
Submission Date
May 3, 2016
Acceptance Date
April 2, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 48 Number: 1