Impending Cardiac Tamponade and Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion as Initial Presentations of Incomplete Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
;
: 68-72, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness that is characterized by systemic inflammation usually involving medium-sized arteries and multiple organs during the acute febrile phase, leading to associated clinical findings. The diagnosis is based on the principal clinical findings including fever, extremity changes, rash, conjunctivitis, oral changes, and cervical lymphadenopathy. However, KD diagnosis is sometimes overlooked or delayed because other systemic organ manifestations may predominate in acute phase of KD. As a cardiovascular manifestation, an acute pericarditis usually shows a small pericardial effusion, but large pericardial effusion showing clinical signs of cardiac tamponade is very rare. Here, we described a case of incomplete KD presenting with impending cardiac tamponade, and recurrent fever and pleural effusion.
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Assunto principal:
Derrame Pericárdico
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Pericardite
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Derrame Pleural
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Artérias
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Tamponamento Cardíaco
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Conjuntivite
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Diagnóstico
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Exantema
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Extremidades
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Febre
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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