Late onset Kawasaki disease with multiple coronary arterial aneurysms: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Aug 10;19(11):4762-4765. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.07.066. eCollection 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limiting, systemic vasculitis of small and medium-sized arteries. It predominantly occurs in children under 4 years of age, though rarely older children can also be affected. This disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children, with coronary aneurysms being a hallmark finding. The risk of coronary complications necessitates regular monitoring and possible preventative treatment with thromboprophylaxis. Here we discuss a rare case of a 10-year-old boy who exhibited typical symptoms of Kawasaki disease and was found to have multiple coronary artery aneurysms through diagnostic imaging.

Keywords: CT coronary angiography; Echocardiography; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Vasculitis.

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