Extensive cervical lymphadenitis mimicking bacterial adenitis as the first presentation of Kawasaki disease

Cervical adenitis >1.5cm in diameter is the less frequently observed criteria in patients with Kawasaki disease and it is usually found in association with other symptoms during the acute phase. Moreover, the finding of fever and lymphadenitis with intense local signs of inflammation and phlegmon...

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Main Authors: Felipe de Souza Rossi, Marco Felipe Castro da Silva, Kátia Tomie Kozu, Luís Fernando Aranha Camargo, Flávia Feijó Panico Rossi, Clovis Artur Silva, Lúcia Maria de Arruda Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000300426&lng=en&tlng=en