A Case of Kawasaki Disease with Colonic Edema.
10.3346/jkms.2008.23.4.723
- Author:
Min Young KIM
1
;
Jae Ho NOH
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Gumi, Korea. ped0921@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome;
Gastrointestinal Complication
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain/etiology;
Child, Preschool;
Colonic Diseases/*etiology;
Edema/*etiology;
Humans;
Male;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/*complications
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2008;23(4):723-726
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kawasaki disease (KD) is recognized as a systemic vasculitis affecting multi-organ with inflammatory changes. The commonest and most serious complication of KD is coronary artery aneurysm, but KD may cause other organic complications beside cardiac problems. Gastrointestinal tract also present complications of KD in which, for example, hepatic dysfunction, pancreatitis, intussusception, colonic obstruction, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and bowel edema are included. Among them, colonal wall edema is left unknown in the incidence, and it has been reported even if rare. In this report, we describe a case of KD with colonal wall edema, occurred in 5-yr-old boy who complained of severe abdominal pain and vomiting.
