Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis of infant and childhood period. Diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is based on clinical criteria including cervical lymphadenopathy. Here we reported a 3.5-year-old boy presenting with Kawasaki disease mimicking bacterial lymphadenitis and fever. If a child presents with...
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| author | Şule Gökçe Pelin Elibol Güldane Koturoğlu Yasemin Özdemir Şahan Zülal Ülger Tutar |
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| description | Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis of infant and childhood period. Diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is based on clinical criteria including cervical lymphadenopathy. Here we reported a 3.5-year-old boy presenting with Kawasaki disease mimicking bacterial lymphadenitis and fever. If a child presents with lymphadenopathy only which is unresponsive to antibiotics, Kawasaki disease should be considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c21c38dfbc574103a44c0e40333ae9ff2023-02-15T16:18:53ZengGalenos YayineviJournal of Pediatric Research2147-94452017-03-0141283010.4274/jpr.29484Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki DiseaseŞule Gökçe0Pelin Elibol1Güldane Koturoğlu2Yasemin Özdemir Şahan3Zülal Ülger Tutar4Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, İzmir, TurkeyEge University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, İzmir, TurkeyEge University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, İzmir, TurkeyEge University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, İzmir, TurkeyEge University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, İzmir, TurkeyKawasaki disease is a vasculitis of infant and childhood period. Diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is based on clinical criteria including cervical lymphadenopathy. Here we reported a 3.5-year-old boy presenting with Kawasaki disease mimicking bacterial lymphadenitis and fever. If a child presents with lymphadenopathy only which is unresponsive to antibiotics, Kawasaki disease should be considered.http://jpedres.org/article_14790/Lymphadenitis-And-Fever-First-Presentation-Of-Kawasaki-DiseaseKawasaki diseasebacterial lymphadenitischild |
| spellingShingle | Şule Gökçe Pelin Elibol Güldane Koturoğlu Yasemin Özdemir Şahan Zülal Ülger Tutar Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease Journal of Pediatric Research Kawasaki disease bacterial lymphadenitis child |
| title | Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_full | Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_fullStr | Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_short | Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_sort | lymphadenitis and fever first presentation of kawasaki disease |
| topic | Kawasaki disease bacterial lymphadenitis child |
| url | http://jpedres.org/article_14790/Lymphadenitis-And-Fever-First-Presentation-Of-Kawasaki-Disease |
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