Pneumonia in the presentation of Kawasaki disease: The syndrome or a sequence of two diseases?

Pneumonia in the presentation of Kawasaki disease: The syndrome or a sequence of two diseases?

Khoury, Lana; Livnat, Galit; Hamad Saied, Mohamad; Yaacoby-Bianu, Karin.

Afiliación

Khoury L; Department of Pediatrics, Carmel Medical Center Haifa Israel.
Livnat G; Pediatric Pulmonology Unit and CF Center, Carmel Medical Center Haifa Israel.
Hamad Saied M; B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Haifa Israel.
Yaacoby-Bianu K; Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Carmel Medical Center Haifa Israel.

Clin Case Rep ; 10(12): e6676, 2022 Dec.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36483871

ABSTRACT

Two cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) presented as persistent lung consolidation associated with Group A Streptococcus and Influenza A co-infection, which resolved following intravenous immunoglobulin. Thus, pediatricians should consider the diagnosis of KD in the presence of pneumonia that is nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy with prolonged fever and inflammatory reactions.

Palabras clave

Influenza; Kawasaki disease; Streptococcus; case report; pulmonary involvement