Atypical recurrent kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal involvement: A case study and literature review

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic inflammatory condition primarily affecting young children. We present an adolescent male with two episodes of complete KD between the age of 2 and 14 years. At age 14, he presented with findings suggestive of a retropharyngeal abscess. This was later determined to...

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Main Authors: Rachel K Cason, Umakumaran P Ponniah, Elizabeth S Makil, Mary C Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2020;volume=13;issue=3;spage=244;epage=247;aulast=Cason