Key result
CABG and aneurysm surgery yield successful 2-year outcomes for giant coronary aneurysms in atypical Kawasaki disease.
Why the study?
A limited group of Kawasaki disease patients do not fulfill classic criteria, and delays in diagnosing atypical cases can lead to coronary artery complications.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for atypical Kawasaki disease in children presenting with unusual manifestations like isolated cervical adenitis to prevent severe coronary complications.
Isolated cervical adenitis without fever may signal atypical Kawasaki disease; extends spectrum of presentations but leaves open prospective validation.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, febrile systemic inflammatory disorder of childhood.A limited group of KD patients does not fulfill the classic criteria of KD.This group are generally infants or older children.In some cases, delay in diagnosis atypical KD can lead to coronary artery complication.We report the case of a 7-year-old previously healthy girl presented by isolated cervical adenitis with no fever, conjunctivitis or edema who underwent treatment by suspicious to infection disease.After 10 days some other criteria was expressed and by suspicious to atypical KD, giant coronary aneurysms was diagnosed and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), aneurysmectomy and aneurysmorrhaphy was done.She had no problem in 2 years follow-up.A highly suspicious should be considered in children presenting with fever and unusual manifestations like lymphadenopathy, especially where empiric antibiotics were ineffective.
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Shahri et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Kawasaki disease (n=1). CABG, aneurysmectomy and aneurysmorrhaphy was evaluated on Clinical outcome at 2 years follow-up. A 7-year-old girl with atypical Kawasaki disease presenting as isolated cervical adenitis developed giant coronary aneurysms and underwent successful CABG and aneurysm surgery with no problems at 2 years.
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