Atypical or Incomplete Kawasaki Disease in a Young Child: A Case Report.

Autor: Toole KP; Kimberly P. Toole, Assistant Professor, Xavier University School of Nursing, and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, City of Cincinnati Primary Care, Cincinnati, OH.. Electronic address: toolek@xavier.edu., Frank C; Catherine Frank, Assistant Professor, Xavier University School of Nursing, and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Health Emergency Departments, Cincinnati, OH.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners [J Pediatr Health Care] 2019 Jul - Aug; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 485-488. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.10.004
Abstrakt: This case report describes an atypical or incomplete presentation of Kawasaki Disease. Kawasaki Disease is an inflammatory process that can affect all blood vessels and result in cardiac complications; particularly coronary artery aneurysms. Patients are typically young children, usually younger than 5 years of age, who initially present with a high fever and nonspecific rash. The child in this case presented with an atypical or incomplete presentation, and was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease after multiple provider encounters. Signs and symptoms of Kawasaki disease versus atypical or incomplete Kawasaki disease, differential diagnoses, and potential complications from Kawasaki disease are discussed in this case report.
(Copyright © 2018 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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