Ischemic small bowel strictures in a case of incomplete Kawasaki disease

The authors describe an atypical case of Kawasaki disease in a 9-month-old girl who presented with fever, coronary artery aneurysms, and acquired ischemic stricture of the proximal jejunum. Histology of the surgical specimen was consistent with mesenteric vasculitis. The infant had only some of the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2001-04, Vol.36 (4), p.648-650
Main Authors: Beiler, H.A., Schmidt, K.G., von Herbay, A., Löffler, W., Daum, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle
Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - pathology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Intestine, Small - blood supply
Ischemia - etiology
Ischemia - pathology
Ischemia - surgery
Laparotomy - methods
Medical sciences
Mesenteric Arteries - pathology
mesenteric vasculitis
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis
Risk Assessment
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Treatment Outcome
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The authors describe an atypical case of Kawasaki disease in a 9-month-old girl who presented with fever, coronary artery aneurysms, and acquired ischemic stricture of the proximal jejunum. Histology of the surgical specimen was consistent with mesenteric vasculitis. The infant had only some of the typical clinical signs of Kawasaki disease, suggesting that an atypical or incomplete form of the disease was present. To the best of the authors' knowledge this is only the third case to be reported of incomplete Kawasaki disease associated with ischemic bowel stricture. J Pediatr Surg 36:648-650. Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1053/jpsu.2001.22311