Kawasaki disease with autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Background Association of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia has been seldom reported with Kawasaki disease. Case characteristics A 7-month-old boy, presented with prolonged fever, erythematous rash, severe pallor and hepatosplenomegaly. Observations Positive Direct Coombs test and coronary artery aneury...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2015-03, Vol.52 (3), p.245-246
Main Authors: Thakkar, Dhwanee, Radhakrishnan, Nita, Pruthi, P. K., Sachdeva, Anupam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
Case Reports
Coombs Test
Coronary Aneurysm
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Infant
Male
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
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Summary:Background Association of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia has been seldom reported with Kawasaki disease. Case characteristics A 7-month-old boy, presented with prolonged fever, erythematous rash, severe pallor and hepatosplenomegaly. Observations Positive Direct Coombs test and coronary artery aneurysm on echocardiography. He was managed with steroids along with intravenous immunoglobulins and aspirin. Outcome Early identification of the condition helped in the management. Message Patients of autoimmune hemolytic anemia with unusual features such as prolonged fever, skin rash, and mixed antibody response in Coombs test should be evaluated for underlying Kawasaki disease as a possible etiology.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-015-0617-y