Aseptic Meningitis, As the First Manifestation of Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report
| Author | Zohreh Shalchi | en |
| Author | Niyousha Shirsalimi | en |
| Author | Iraj Sedighi | en |
| Orcid | Iraj Sedighi [0000-0002-0799-3901] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-06-10 | en |
| Abstract | Kawasaki disease (KD), a systemic inflammatory disorder with medium-sized vasculitis, mostly occurs among children < five years of age. The highest incidence of KD is among the Asian population. The primary treatment of KD is intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration. Extreme irritability is a common neurologic manifestation among infants, and central nervous system involvement is uncommon and occurs as a result of vasculitis or IVIG administration late in the treatment course. Here, we discussed an eight-year-old girl with a final diagnosis of atypical KD, who was primarily diagnosed as aseptic meningitis. The patient was admitted with a history of fever, headache, and vomiting and later developed strawberry tongue, coronary involvement, and fingertip desquamation during the follow-up period. Aseptic meningitis, as the first clinical manifestation, made the definitive diagnosis of the KD challenging. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/compreped.103101 | en |
| Keyword | Kawasaki Disease | en |
| Keyword | Meningitis | en |
| Keyword | Fever | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Aseptic Meningitis, As the First Manifestation of Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |
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