Recurrence of Kawasaki Disease: Look Before you Leap on the Bandwagon.
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چکیده
Verma and colleagues reported an interesting case of recurrent fever of immunological origin [1]. The first episode probably favors a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease because of the presence of coronary artery dilatation, which normalized with anti-inflammatory therapy. During the second episode, the child had high-grade fever with oral mucosal changes and cervical lymphadenopathy with no identifiable infective cause on basic laboratory evaluation. The coronary arteries were normal. The rise in acute phase reactants was not very impressive. It seems reasonable to consider Kawasaki disease among the differential diagnosis of this condition, but the following issues need reconsideration:
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 52 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015