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ArticleCureus2020

Atypical Case of COVID-19 Associated Kawasaki Disease in an Eight-Year-Old Pakistani Boy.

Israr Khan, Ayesha Sarwar, Zahoor Ahmed

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Israr KhanInternal Medicine, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, PAK.
Ayesha SarwarInternal Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Zahoor AhmedInternal Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Bolan Medical College · PKKing Edward Medical University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People of all age groups have been affected worldwide during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While the global efforts of researchers, clinicians, and scientists are underway, cases involving multiple systems with a wide range of presentations are on the horizon. As health organizations have started warnings about unusual manifestations of a Kawasaki disease (KD)-like inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19, some pediatric cardiologists noted that even classic cases are likely going undercounted. Here we report a case of a previously healthy eight-year-old Pakistani boy who presented with a four-day history of low-grade fever. The patient was admitted and diagnosed with COVID-19-associated atypical KD in the setting of fever for more than five days, maculopapular eruptions, and mild conjunctivitis. He screened positive for COVID-19 with an immunoglobulin G titer of 2.1 plus ruling out other childhood illnesses. He was managed with intravenous immunoglobulins and aspirin with gradual resolution of symptoms. His initial echocardiogram was unremarkable. He was discharged home on day six with a follow-up at two weeks.

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covid-19kawasaki diseasemucocutaneous lymph node syndromesars-cov-2vasculitis

Identifiers

PMID33133836
PMCPMC7592528
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