Pneumonia in the presentation of Kawasaki disease: The syndrome or a sequence of two diseases?

Two cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) presented as persistent lung consolidation associated with Group A Streptococcus and Influenza A co‐infection, which resolved following intravenous immunoglobulin. Thus, pediatricians should consider the diagnosis of KD in the presence of pneumonia that is nonrespo...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2022-12, Vol.10 (12), p.e6676-n/a
Main Authors: Khoury, Lana, Livnat, Galit, Hamad Saied, Mohamad, Yaacoby‐Bianu, Karin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-inflammatory agents
Antibiotics
Auscultation
Blood
Blood platelets
Cardiology
Case Report
Case reports
Coronary vessels
Ear diseases
Fever
Hemoglobin
Infections
Influenza
Kawasaki disease
Laboratories
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Oxygen saturation
Patients
Pediatrics
Pleural effusion
Pneumonia
pulmonary involvement
Streptococcus
Streptococcus infections
Thoracentesis
Ultrasonic imaging
Veins & arteries
X-rays
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Summary:Two cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) presented as persistent lung consolidation associated with Group A Streptococcus and Influenza A co‐infection, which resolved following intravenous immunoglobulin. Thus, pediatricians should consider the diagnosis of KD in the presence of pneumonia that is nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy with prolonged fever and inflammatory reactions.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.6676