Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery
We report a six-month-old febrile infant presenting with stridor. Later on, he developed typical Kawasaki disease with giant aneurysm of the coronary artery with thrombosis that resolved with an aggressive anticoagulation therapy. The giant aneurysm still persisted a year later. Respiratory illness...
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| author | Alakananda Ghosh Brojendra Nath Agarwala |
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| description | We report a six-month-old febrile infant presenting with stridor. Later on, he developed typical Kawasaki disease with giant aneurysm of the coronary artery with thrombosis that resolved with an aggressive anticoagulation therapy. The giant aneurysm still persisted a year later. Respiratory illness with stridor is an unusual presentation of Kawasaki disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a541439244a64a02a59e921fa9c6782f2022-12-22T04:10:09ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832011-04-011210.4081/cp.2011.e2326Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary arteryAlakananda Ghosh0Brojendra Nath Agarwala1Department of Emergency medicine, Rabindra Nth Tagore Hospital, Kolkata, IndiaUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAWe report a six-month-old febrile infant presenting with stridor. Later on, he developed typical Kawasaki disease with giant aneurysm of the coronary artery with thrombosis that resolved with an aggressive anticoagulation therapy. The giant aneurysm still persisted a year later. Respiratory illness with stridor is an unusual presentation of Kawasaki disease.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/50Kawasaki diseasegiant aneurysmintravenous immunoglobulin. |
| spellingShingle | Alakananda Ghosh Brojendra Nath Agarwala Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery Clinics and Practice Kawasaki disease giant aneurysm intravenous immunoglobulin. |
| title | Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery |
| title_full | Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery |
| title_fullStr | Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery |
| title_short | Kawasaki disease: giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery |
| title_sort | kawasaki disease giant aneurysm with a large thrombus of the left coronary artery |
| topic | Kawasaki disease giant aneurysm intravenous immunoglobulin. |
| url | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/50 |
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