Wellens Syndrome: An Atypical Presentation With Burning Chest and Epigastric Pain.

Wellens syndrome is a pre-infarction stage due to the critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery. It is characterized by intermittent chest pain with classical ECG changes. The cardiac biomarker is within the normal limit or only slightly elevated in this condition. Early recognition and cardiac intervention are important to prevent adverse cardiac outcomes. We report this rare case of Wellens syndrome in a 70-year-old male with intermittent chest and epigastric pain associated with belching for five days. The patient presented characteristic T-wave changes, symmetric deeply inverted T-waves, in precordial leads (V2-V4). Cardiac biomarkers, including troponin, were negative. He underwent cardiac catheterization and found a clot in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery, which required a catheter-directed thrombectomy and drug-eluting stent placement. It is important to recognize this condition early and referred on time from primary health centers to higher centers, especially in developing countries like the Maldives, since delays in transfer may lead to a serious outcome.

Kawasaki Disease Shock Syndrome: A Nine-Year-Old Girl With Atypical Presentation of Kawasaki Disease in Emergency Department.

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute rheumatological illness usually affecting children between six months and five years of age. It is a vasculitis syndrome of medium-sized vessels that has typical clinical characteristics such as fever, rash, cervical lymphadenopathy, conjunctivitis, and mucosal changes. However, sometimes, it may present with the features of shock when it is known as Kawasaki disease shock syndrome (KDSS). The actual etiology of this disease is still unknown. The primary treatment of this disease is aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). The most common and serious complication of KD is cardiac complications which can be avoided by IVIG if given on time. KDSS is the other rare but serious early complication that can be presented to the ED as an initial presenting feature. Early diagnosis of KDSS in the ED and its treatment is very important to prevent early and late complications, including cardiac complications of this disease. Although the usual age group for this disease is under five years, here we have presented a rare case of KDSS in a nine-year-old female child.