Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infant
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a potentially decapacitating multisystemic vasculitis with unknown etiology that acquired worldwide attention due to associated coronary aneurysms leading to life-threatening complications in very young babies including thrombosis, ischemia, and rupture. High levels of suspi...
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| author | Omer A. Algonaid Abdulrahman S. Almoukirish Yahya H. Almashham |
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| description | Kawasaki disease (KD) is a potentially decapacitating multisystemic vasculitis with unknown etiology that acquired worldwide attention due to associated coronary aneurysms leading to life-threatening complications in very young babies including thrombosis, ischemia, and rupture. High levels of suspicion for early diagnosis and prompt treatment are crucial in preventing serious complications. We report here one of the patients who developed a giant coronary aneurysm but fortunately not a life-threatening complication after 5 years of follow-up. We conclude that later intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) treatment could be an important factor—among others—that precipitate into such complications. Keywords: Coronary artery, Echocardiogram, Giant coronary artery aneurysm, Infant, Kawasaki disease |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e395b7c851f64f71bf0db9581a0a1e602022-12-21T22:05:31ZengSaudi Heart AssociationJournal of the Saudi Heart Association1016-73152019-01-01311911Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infantOmer A. Algonaid0Abdulrahman S. Almoukirish1Yahya H. Almashham2King Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, P.O.box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi ArabiaaSaudi Arabia; Corresponding author.King Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, P.O.box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi ArabiaaSaudi ArabiaKing Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, P.O.box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi ArabiaaSaudi ArabiaKawasaki disease (KD) is a potentially decapacitating multisystemic vasculitis with unknown etiology that acquired worldwide attention due to associated coronary aneurysms leading to life-threatening complications in very young babies including thrombosis, ischemia, and rupture. High levels of suspicion for early diagnosis and prompt treatment are crucial in preventing serious complications. We report here one of the patients who developed a giant coronary aneurysm but fortunately not a life-threatening complication after 5 years of follow-up. We conclude that later intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) treatment could be an important factor—among others—that precipitate into such complications. Keywords: Coronary artery, Echocardiogram, Giant coronary artery aneurysm, Infant, Kawasaki diseasehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731518301325 |
| spellingShingle | Omer A. Algonaid Abdulrahman S. Almoukirish Yahya H. Almashham Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infant Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| title | Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infant |
| title_full | Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infant |
| title_fullStr | Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infant |
| title_short | Giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to Kawasaki disease in an infant |
| title_sort | giant right coronary artery aneurysm secondary to kawasaki disease in an infant |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731518301325 |
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