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.
Child ; Humans ; Male ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/*diagnosis/*pathology ; Retropharyngeal Abscess/*pathology