Kawasaki Disease Mimicking Retropharyngeal Abscess.
10.3349/ymj.2010.51.5.784
- Author:
Ramaswamy GANESH
1
;
Vazhkudai Sridharan SRIVIDHYA
;
Thiruvengadam VASANTHI
;
Somu SHIVBALAN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, India. ganeped79@rediffmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kawasaki disease;
retropharyngeal abscess
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Male;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/*diagnosis/*pathology;
Retropharyngeal Abscess/*pathology
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2010;51(5):784-786
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limiting febrile mucocutaneous vasculitis of infants and young children. Retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy is a rare presentation of Kawasaki disease. We present a case of Kawasaki disease mimicking a retropharyngeal abscess, with upper airway obstruction resulting in delayed diagnosis.
