1. Rare case of pulmonary involvement in an adult with Kawasaki disease
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Lindsay Lief, Michael T. Bender, Ian R. Drexler, James F. Gruden, Maria Plataki, Joanna G. Escalon, and Xiaoping Wu
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Adult ,Lung Diseases ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Computed tomography ,Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Delayed diagnosis ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Coronary Aneurysms ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Rare case ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,Lung ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Coronary Aneurysm ,medicine.disease ,Radiography, Thoracic ,Kawasaki disease ,Radiology ,Vasculitis ,business - Abstract
Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limited, febrile vasculitis typically seen in early childhood. Pulmonary involvement is uncommon and is not part of the conventional diagnostic criteria. We add to the literature a unique case of a 22year-old male with Kawasaki disease and pulmonary involvement. It illustrates the importance of recognizing unusual presentations of Kawasaki disease and highlights the possibility of pulmonary abnormalities on physical and imaging examination. Awareness of such presentations can help avoid delayed diagnosis, prevent the development of coronary aneurysms, and allow careful observation for imaging resolution.
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- 2018
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