| Atipical Kawasaki Disease with coronary aneurysm in infant. | |
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PMID: 21496328 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ABSTRACT: Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile disease of unknown etiology, characterized by systemic vascular inflammation involving the small and medium sized arteries, with a predilection for the coronary arteries. It represents the leading cause of acquired heart diseases in children in developed countries. Diagnosis, difficult because of the clinical characteristics of the disease with typical signs and symptoms appearing sequentially and not simultaneously, may be even more complicated in case of unusual presentation, leading to delay in recognition, particularly in infant in whom a higher incidence of coronary arteries aneurysms has been reported. A high index of suspicion of Kawasaki disease must be maintained in case of prolonged fever in these patients. Timely appropriate treatment is essential to avoid severe sequels. We report the case of a 2 months old male infant with persistent febrile episode, transferred to us from another institution, who presented on echocardiography giant aneurysms on both coronary arteries. |
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Icilio Dodi; Vera Raggi; Marta Verna; Bertrand Tchana; Daniela Vignali; Maria Antonietta Bandello; Silvia Lacava; Gian Carlo Izzi; Aldo Agnetti |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-17 |
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Title: Italian journal of pediatrics Volume: 37 ISSN: 1824-7288 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101510759 Medline TA: Ital J Pediatr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 19 Citation Subset: - |
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