Infantile Kawasaki disease and peripheral gangrene - 10/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.02.043
Amy L. Durall, MD, John R. Phillips, MD, Martin E. Weisse, MD, Charles J. Mullett, MD, PhD ⁎ 
Department of Anesthesia, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts and Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Reprint requests: Charles J. Mullett, MD, PhD, PO Box 9214, Morgantown, WV 26508.Résumé |
We report a 1-month-old infant with Kawasaki disease and peripheral gangrene. We advocate using the newly published American Heart Association guidelines advising early laboratory and echocardiogram investigations in infants with fever but without other classic manifestations of Kawasaki disease. Initiation of early therapy may prevent this serious complication with its permanent sequelae.
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Vol 149 - N° 1
P. 131-133 - juillet 2006 Retour au numéro
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