Introduction Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile vasculitis of unknown cause. Incomplete (atypical) KD has been defined for patients who do not meet the classical characteristic diagnostic criteria. The incidence of coronary artery aneurysm development is higher in patients with incomplete KD due to delays in diagnosis and treatment. In the literature, patients who do not meet the diagnostic criteria but are diagnosed solely with fever are very rare. Here, we present two cases of KD who were diagnosed […]

Background: Coronary dilatation is the most important complication of Kawasaki disease (KD) and, in addition to some clinical characteristics, is common to KD and febrile exanthematous illnesses (FEIs). Objective: To assess whether children with FEI, who do not meet the criteria for KD, have changes in coronary arteries dimensions. Methods: Echocardiography was performed within the first two weeks of the disease in patients < 10 years with fever and exanthema without other KD criteria. To make a comparison with KD […]

Introduction Kawasaki disease (KD), first described in 1967, is a systemic vasculitis of unknown cause. It is an important cause of cardiac diseases in children aged younger than five years. KD is an autoimmune disorder whose clinical features include high fever, exanthema, conjunctivitis, cervical linfadenopathy and peripheral edema. Laboratory tests are compatible with acute inflammatory condition. KD predominantly affects the coronary arteries, which is the most important clinical manifestation of the disease, varying from dilation and stenosis to aneurysm (incidence […]