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Adult-onset Kawasaki disease: A great masquerader.

Amlan Kusum Datta1, Partha Debnath2, Jasodhara Chaudhuri1, Adreesh Mukherjee3.   

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Kawasaki disease is a necrotising small-to-medium vessel vasculitis affecting children between age groups of 6 months and 5 years. Following the first description in Japanese infants, it has been recognised as the single most common cause of non-infectious vasculitis in children worldwide. Presentation in adult age groups, although described, is rare. Herein, we report a case about a 19-year-old female Indian patient diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and managed with antiplatelets and intravenous immunoglobulin, without further sequalae. We aim to highlight the importance of recognising this entity in adult age groups in day-to-day clinical practice. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Keywords:  dermatology; immunology; vasculitis

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Year:  2021        PMID: 33727292      PMCID: PMC7970249          DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239746

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  BMJ Case Rep        ISSN: 1757-790X


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1.  Delayed Kawasaki disease in an adult previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Authors:  Sheila Wang; Jessica Lu; Nickoo Merati; Philippe Lefrançois
Journal:  JAAD Case Rep       Date:  2022-03-03
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