A Case of Kawasaki Disease with Mycoplasma Pneumonia / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
; : 438-442, 2005.
Article
em Ko
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ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile vasculitis that occurs predominantly in young children under 5- years-old. The patients present generally with a high spiking fever that is unresponsive to antibiotics and lasts for more than five days at least. Prolonged fever has been shown to be a risk factor in the development of coronary artery disease. It seems to be certain that infectious agents are associated with the pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease. The differential diagnosis of Kawasaki disease must rule out infectious diseases including scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome, measles, and so on. This is very important for adequate treatment and prevention of cardiac complications of Kawasaki disease. We experienced a 25-month-old boy who had high fever and pneumonic consolidation in the right middle and lower lobe of the lung that was considered as mycoplasma pneumonia on admission and developed coronary artery aneurysmal dilatation during treatment with roxythromycin.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia por Mycoplasma
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Escarlatina
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Choque Séptico
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Vasculite
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Doenças Transmissíveis
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Fatores de Risco
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Vasos Coronários
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Dilatação
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article