A Case of Incomplete Kawasaki Disease: BCG Site Change as a Diagnostic Clue.
- Author:
Jeong Min KIM
1
;
Jeho MUN
;
Margaret SONG
;
Hoon Soo KIM
;
Hyun Chang KO
;
Byung Soo KIM
;
Moon Bum KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. drkmp@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
BCG (bacilli Calmeette-Guerin);
Incomplete type;
Kawasaki disease
- MeSH:
Child;
Delayed Diagnosis;
Fever;
Humans;
Infant;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome;
Mycobacterium bovis;
Systemic Vasculitis;
Vaccination
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2013;51(8):631-634
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that occurs predominantly in infants and young children. The diagnosis of KD is based on the presence of fever lasting longer than 5 days and at least other four of the five clinical criteria. Patients with incomplete presentations of KD have a higher complication rate which is likely related with delayed diagnosis and treatment. We report the first Korean case of incomplete KD in which cutaneous change on a previous BCG vaccination site play an important role as a diagnostic clue.
