Title
Cervical adenitis mimicking a bacterial cervical abscess in an infant with incomplete Kawasaki disease and coronary aneurysm: A case report
Other title
Adenitis cervical imitando a un absceso cervical bacteriano en un lactante con EnfermedaddeKawasakiincompletayaneurismacoronario:Reportedeuncaso
Date Issued
01 October 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Conto-Palomino N.M.
Nery-Zavaleta C.Y.
Alcázar-Cueto N.
Ortiz-De-Orue M.G.M.
Farroñay-Liza V.
Publisher(s)
Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital
Abstract
Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute and self-limited vasculitis common in children under five years. The diagnosis is a challenge in children under six months of age. Report case: We report a three-month-old infant with fever and a painful neck tumor of three days of disease. He was diagnosed with an abscessed cervical mass and received antibiotic treatment for ten days. During hospitalization, macular erythematous lesions developed throughout the body, persistence of fever, and elevated inflammatory markers. Echocardiography was performed, finding dilatation of the coronary arteries, being diagnosed with incomplete KD. He received intravenous human immunoglobulin and acetylsalicylic acid. He is currently undergoing cardiology controls with acetylsalicylic acid due to persistent dilatation of the coronary arteries. Conclusions: Cervical adenitis can mimic other skin infections such as cervical abscesses. It can cause a delay in the diagnosis of KD, producing complications such as a coronary aneurysm.
Start page
590
End page
594
Volume
14
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85130066039
Source
Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
ISSN of the container
22255109
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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