Lymphadenitis and Fever: First Presentation of Kawasaki Disease
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Şule GÖKÇE, Pelin ELIBOL, GÜLDANE KOTUROĞLU, Yasemin Ozdemir SAHAN, Zülal ÜLGER TUTAR
The Journal of Pediatric Research, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 4, pp 28-30
DOI: 10.4274/jpr.29484
Summary
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.