Gharebaghi, N and Seyed Mokhtari, S.A and Aghdashi, M.A (2018) Postsplenectomy Kawasaki disease in a 17-year‑old male. International Medical Case Reports Journal, 11. pp. 287-292.
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Abstract
Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized with an acute systemic vasculitis of the medium- and small-sized vessels. This disease mainly involves children within the age of 6 months to 5 years and it is often self-limited and patients seem to recover well; however, it may lead to devastating and fatal cardiovascular complications such as coronary artery aneurysm. Thus, early diagnosis and appropriate management of this disease have a significant effect on improving the prognosis and preventing its serious complications. Adult-onset KD (AKD) is rare and often misdiagnosed. Here we report a rare case of KD that occurred in a 17-year-old young adult who presented 4 weeks post splenectomy, with clinical signs and symptoms consistent with AKD. This may potentially highlight the association of AKD with infectious etiologies
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Kawasaki disease, adult, splenectomy |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2019 06:24 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2019 06:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/5441 |
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