Kawasaki Disease in an infant of two months of age

Authors

  • Ana María del Pilar Flores Chávez Médico pediatra del Servicio de Medicina B del Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima - Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v78i4.14267

Keywords:

Kawasaki disease, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, Fever, Infant.

Abstract

We present a case of a 2 months old infant with Kawasaki Disease (KD), who had an incomplete clinical presentation at the onset of the disease, as a final complication dilatation of the coronary arteries. An updated review of the literature on this pathology is made. Although this disease is rare in this age group, it is important to think of this disease because early treatment reduces the incidence of cardiac complications. In conclusion, the differential diagnosis of all febrile infants younger than 6 months with no apparent focus should include Kawasaki's disease, thus failing to meet the necessary criteria.

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Published

2018-03-23

Issue

Vol. 78 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Casos clínicos

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How to Cite

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Flores Chávez AM del P. Kawasaki Disease in an infant of two months of age. An Fac med [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 23 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];78(4):435-8. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/14267