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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Adult-onset recurrent Kawasaki disease: an unusual cause of fever of unknown origin.

Timothy Peter Wynne Jones, Colin Petrie, Catriona Sykes

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy Peter Wynne JonesInfectious Diseases, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie, UK timothy.jones@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6147-6748
Colin PetrieDepartment of Cardiology, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie, UK.
Catriona SykesInfectious Diseases, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5511-5724
Monklands Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a 20-year-old man with a background of transposition of the great arteries presenting with fever of unknown origin, who developed a shock like syndrome with respiratory failure necessitating intubation. After extensive investigation, a diagnosis of adult-onset Kawasaki disease was made, and he was successfully treated with IVIg and corticosteroids. We present the clinical findings clinicians should be aware of, and review the literature on managing this rare presentation in adult, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis in improving outcomes. Both children and adults with Kawasaki disease require long-term follow-up, as they remain at increased risk of both coronary artery aneurysms and early acute coronary syndrome.

Indexed as

Coronary AneurysmFever of Unknown OriginMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromeTransposition of Great VesselsAdultChildHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMaleYoung AdultImmunoglobulins, Intravenouscardiovascular medicineinfectious diseasesvasculitis

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PMID34413039
PMCPMC8378382
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