Acute Scrotum in an Infant with Kawasaki Disease
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
;
: 60-64, 2017.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-68154
ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that occurs predominantly in infants and young children. The etiology of KD is unknown and coronary heart disease is a major complication of KD. Acute scrotum is a rare complication of acute KD, and not as well recognized as other manifestations of the disease. We report a 2-month-old boy with acute scrotum in the acute phase of KD. He was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (total 2 g/kg) and aspirin (50 mg/kg/day). The treatment was effective in resolving his fever and other clinical symptoms, but 2 days after starting treatment he experienced scrotal swelling. Scrotal ultrasound and transillumination were used in the diagnosis of acute scrotum. After 2 months, a follow-up testicular ultrasound revealed a remission of the acute scrotum. Subsequently, he has been followed up for KD.
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Main subject:
Scrotum
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Immunoglobulins
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Transillumination
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Aspirin
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Follow-Up Studies
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Ultrasonography
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Coronary Disease
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Urological Manifestations
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Diagnosis
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Systemic Vasculitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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