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Kawasaki disease in a healthcare provider: an adult case in a paediatric resident

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2015

Luis M. Garrido-García ,
Martín López-Amézquita  and
Rodrigo Villaverde-Rosas
Luis M. Garrido-García*
Affiliation:
Cardiology Service, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México City, Mexico
Martín López-Amézquita
Affiliation:
Cardiology Service, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México City, Mexico
Rodrigo Villaverde-Rosas
Affiliation:
Allergy and Immunology Service, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México City, Mexico
*
Correspondence to: L. M. Garrido-Garcia, MD, MS, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Av Insurgentes Sur 3700-C, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Mexico City 04530, Mexico. Tel: +52 55 1084 09 00 ext 1228; Fax: +52 55 52547 0589; E-mail: luismartin_garr@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Kawasaki disease is a small-to-medium-vessel vasculitis of unknown origin that predominantly affects children, although the disease can occur in adults. We report the case of a 26-year-old paediatric resident with fever, exanthema, ocular changes, arthralgia, and desquamation of palms and soles. Diagnosis was established after the fever resolved, and no treatment with intravenous gammaglobulin was administered. His echocardiogram showed normal coronary arteries. Acute Kawasaki disease in adults is a rare and under-recognised condition. It is important to consider the disease in patients with prolonged fever associated with unusual clinical features.

Keywords

Kawasaki diseasevasculitisadults
Type
Brief Reports
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 26 , Issue 5 , June 2016 , pp. 976 - 978
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© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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