Kawasaki disease: A case report

Authors

  • AR Ojha Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College
  • A Nepal Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College
  • R Acharya Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College
  • KN Shakya Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v1i1.7252

Keywords:

Kawasaki disease, Vasculitis, Rash

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis of medium sized arteries which is diagnosed by exclusion and by use of diagnostic criteria. It needs a high index of suspicion to diagnose and should be suspected in any child with history of fever for more than a week with rash and lymphadenopathy. Such patients should be treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and Aspirin to prevent complications. Here we report a case of Kawasaki Disease who presented with prolonged fever, rash and lymphadenopathy and made an uneventful recovery.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v1i1.7252

Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, Vol. 1, No. 1, Issue 1, Jul.-Sep., 2012 pp.26-28

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2012-12-18

How to Cite

Ojha, A., Nepal, A., Acharya, R., & Shakya, K. (2012). Kawasaki disease: A case report. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 1(1), 26–28. https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v1i1.7252

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