Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a form of acute vasculitis involving small and medium sized arteries. Ischemic necrosis of the extremities is a very rare and potentially severe complication of KD. Here we present a case of KD with peripheral gangrene and auto amputation, which is the first such case to be...

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Main Authors:	Chaitanya Varma, Shrikiran Aroor, Suneel C Mundkur, Karthick Annamalai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Our Dermatology Online 2012-07-01
Series:	Nasza Dermatologia Online
Subjects:	amputation digital gangrene Kawasaki disease vasculitis
Online Access:	http://www.odermatol.com/wp-content/uploads/file/2012%203/DOI-11.pdf

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spelling	doaj-ab5b89dd8bec4d9094c9f1592abbccf12020-11-24T23:14:50ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902012-07-0133210211Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case reportChaitanya VarmaShrikiran AroorSuneel C MundkurKarthick AnnamalaiKawasaki disease (KD) is a form of acute vasculitis involving small and medium sized arteries. Ischemic necrosis of the extremities is a very rare and potentially severe complication of KD. Here we present a case of KD with peripheral gangrene and auto amputation, which is the first such case to be reported from India and the fourteenth case in medical literature. A one year old child with KD and peripheral gangrene was started on aspirin. The digital gangrene resolved on follow up with amputation of the tip of the right index finger.http://www.odermatol.com/wp-content/uploads/file/2012%203/DOI-11.pdfamputationdigital gangreneKawasaki diseasevasculitis
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author	Chaitanya Varma Shrikiran Aroor Suneel C Mundkur Karthick Annamalai
spellingShingle	Chaitanya Varma Shrikiran Aroor Suneel C Mundkur Karthick Annamalai Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report Nasza Dermatologia Online amputation digital gangrene Kawasaki disease vasculitis
author_facet	Chaitanya Varma Shrikiran Aroor Suneel C Mundkur Karthick Annamalai
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title	Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report
title_short	Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report
title_full	Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report
title_fullStr	Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report
title_full_unstemmed	Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report
title_sort	kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report
publisher	Our Dermatology Online
series	Nasza Dermatologia Online
issn	2081-9390
publishDate	2012-07-01
description	Kawasaki disease (KD) is a form of acute vasculitis involving small and medium sized arteries. Ischemic necrosis of the extremities is a very rare and potentially severe complication of KD. Here we present a case of KD with peripheral gangrene and auto amputation, which is the first such case to be reported from India and the fourteenth case in medical literature. A one year old child with KD and peripheral gangrene was started on aspirin. The digital gangrene resolved on follow up with amputation of the tip of the right index finger.
topic	amputation digital gangrene Kawasaki disease vasculitis
url	http://www.odermatol.com/wp-content/uploads/file/2012%203/DOI-11.pdf
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Kawasaki disease with peripheral gangrene and autoamputation – an extremely rare complication: a case report

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