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A case of Kawasaki disease presenting with meningitis

Menenjit kliniği ile gelen bir Kawasaki olgusu

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Since with early diagnosis and treatment, the cardiovascular sequelae can be prevented, Kawasaki disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis especially in patients who are unresponsive to the treatment of meningitis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis with unknown etiology which effects small and moderate sized arteries.
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Key Findings & Data:In this article, a 7-year-old boy diagnosed firstly as aseptic meningitis and then Kawasaki disease following fever, erythematous rash, vomiting, and abdominal pain is presented.
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Conclusion & Impact:Since with early diagnosis and treatment, the cardiovascular sequelae can be prevented, Kawasaki disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis especially in patients who are unresponsive to the treatment of meningitis.
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Abstract

Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis with unknown etiology which effects small and moderate sized arteries. The early diagnosis and rapid treatment of the disease is essential to obtain favourable results in the management of coronary artery disease. There is no laboratory test specific to the disease, and diagnosis is made according to clinical signs. Because of insufficient criteria for clinical diagnosis in some patients, the diagnosis of the disease may be delayed in some patients who presented with atypical symptoms at the onset. Central nervous system involvement should be an atypical starting symptom of the disease. In this article, a 7-year-old boy diagnosed firstly as aseptic meningitis and then Kawasaki disease following fever, erythematous rash, vomiting, and abdominal pain is presented. Since with early diagnosis and treatment, the cardiovascular sequelae can be prevented, Kawasaki disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis especially in patients who are unresponsive to the treatment of meningitis.

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Kawasaki hastalığı (KH) küçük ve orta büyüklükte arterleri tutan etiyolojisi bilinmeyen akut sistemik bir vaskülittir. Hastalığının erken tanısı ve hızlı tedavisi, koroner arter tutuluşu üzerinde olumlu sonuçların elde edilmesi için esastır. Hastalığın özgül bir laboratuvar bulgusu yoktur ve tanı klinik olarak konur. Bazı hastalarda klinik tanı için yeterli sayıda kriter olmadığından, atipik bulgularla başlangıç gösteren durumlarda hastalığın tanısı gecikebilmektedir. Merkezi sinir sistemi tutulumu hastalığın atipik bir başlangıcı olabilir. Bu yazıda, ateş, eritematöz cilt döküntüleri, kusma ve karın ağrısı yakınmalarını takiben aseptik menenjit tanısı alıp sonrasında Kawasaki hastalığı teşhisi alan yedi yaşında bir erkek olgu sunulmuştur. Kardiyolojik sekel olasılığı hastalığın erken tanı ve tedavisi ile önlenebildiğinden özellikle tedaviye yanıtsız menenjit kliniğindeki olgularda ayırıcı tanıda Kawasaki hastalığı da akla getirilmelidir.

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KANIK, A., ELİAÇIK, K., ZENGİN, N., KUYUM, P., KAMİT, F., BAYRAM, S. N., HELVACI, M. (2011). A case of Kawasaki disease presenting with meningitis. İzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 1 - Sayı: 3, 137–139. https://ajindex.com/articles/268725

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