Kawasaki disease. Atypical presentation in a pediatric patient
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a mucocutaneous syndrome characterized by vasculitis that affects medium vessels; its main manifestation is an acute febrile syndrome lasting at least five days and often of unknown etiology. It appears mainly in children under five years of age, it is considered to be frequ...
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| description | Kawasaki disease (KD) is a mucocutaneous syndrome characterized by vasculitis that affects medium vessels; its main manifestation is an acute febrile syndrome lasting at least five days and often of unknown etiology. It appears mainly in children under five years of age, it is considered to be frequent, but there are underreportings. It is characterized by having two presentation forms: typical or atypical. The clinical case of a child who was hospitalized due to acute febrile syndrome associated with malaise and irritability is presented. The physical examination revealed discrete edema in the hands and feet as well as a rash, no hepatomegaly or ocular alterations. Taking into account the epidemiology, the atypical clinical picture and the results of hemochemical studies, the diagnosis of atypical Kawasaki disease was concluded. Specific treatment was imposed and a satisfactory evolution was achieved with no immediate complications. This nosological entity requires an adequate clinical-epidemiological evaluation of the patients, as well as a meticulous physical examination and an early diagnosis to achieve a favorable patients’ evolution and the absence of cardiac sequelae, which would endanger the patients’ life and/or their future quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-390d47360f894477b1c19e0d089a8cba2025-01-30T21:29:01ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2023-11-01216134513532403Kawasaki disease. Atypical presentation in a pediatric patientAnnet Ramos Plasencia0Bich Ngoc Vu Thi1Hospital Amistad Vietnam-Cuba. Provincia de Quang Binh. Đồng Hới.Viet Nam.Hospital Amistad Vietnam-Cuba. Provincia de Quang Binh. Đồng Hới.Viet Nam.Kawasaki disease (KD) is a mucocutaneous syndrome characterized by vasculitis that affects medium vessels; its main manifestation is an acute febrile syndrome lasting at least five days and often of unknown etiology. It appears mainly in children under five years of age, it is considered to be frequent, but there are underreportings. It is characterized by having two presentation forms: typical or atypical. The clinical case of a child who was hospitalized due to acute febrile syndrome associated with malaise and irritability is presented. The physical examination revealed discrete edema in the hands and feet as well as a rash, no hepatomegaly or ocular alterations. Taking into account the epidemiology, the atypical clinical picture and the results of hemochemical studies, the diagnosis of atypical Kawasaki disease was concluded. Specific treatment was imposed and a satisfactory evolution was achieved with no immediate complications. This nosological entity requires an adequate clinical-epidemiological evaluation of the patients, as well as a meticulous physical examination and an early diagnosis to achieve a favorable patients’ evolution and the absence of cardiac sequelae, which would endanger the patients’ life and/or their future quality of life.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5802síndrome mucocutáneo linfonodularvasculitisniño |
| spellingShingle | Annet Ramos Plasencia Bich Ngoc Vu Thi Kawasaki disease. Atypical presentation in a pediatric patient Medisur síndrome mucocutáneo linfonodular vasculitis niño |
| title | Kawasaki disease. Atypical presentation in a pediatric patient |
| title_full | Kawasaki disease. Atypical presentation in a pediatric patient |
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| title_short | Kawasaki disease. Atypical presentation in a pediatric patient |
| title_sort | kawasaki disease atypical presentation in a pediatric patient |
| topic | síndrome mucocutáneo linfonodular vasculitis niño |
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