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Av. cardiol ; 28(2): 125-128, jun. 2008. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-607853

ABSTRACT

La enfermedad de Kawasaki es un proceso vasculítico multisistémico cuya etiología es poco conocida. La presentación clínica es florida y su evolución está condicionada al inicio temprano de la terapia específica con gammaglobulinas, de allí la importancia de un diagnóstico precoz. Habitualmente estos casos cursan con dilatación del lecho arterial coronario siendo excepcional la aparición de alteraciones a nivel de arterias de mayor calibre, menos común aneurismas a nivel cerebral, que confiere un peor pronóstico para estos pacientes. Presentamos el caso de lactante de 3 meses de edad con aneurisma de ambas arterias coronarias, arteria subclavia izquierda, cerebral media derecha y ambas Iliacas, y obstrucción de las mismas.


Kawasaki disease, a multisystem vasculitis of unknown etiology can present in various ways. It is crucial to make an early diagnosis, and consequently give gamma globulin in order to abort its insidious evolution and not infrequently fatal outcome. Aneurysms and obstruction of the coronary arteries are the most characteristic presentations. Other large vessels may be involved, with the cerebral circulation being affected least often but having the worst prognosis. We present a clinical case of a 3 month old breast fed infant with aneurysms and obstructions in both coronary arteries, the left subclavian, right middle cerebral, and both iliac arteries.


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Humans , Female , Infant , Aneurysm/physiopathology , Fever/diagnosis , T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/pathology , Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/therapy , gamma-Globulins/administration & dosage , Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Venezuela
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