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Salmonella typhi infection can be associated with serious complications, ranging from self-limited to fulminant organ damage. In particular, liver and pancreatic damage may complicate the course of infection resulting in devastating outcomes. Enteric fever encompasses a tropical disease caused by Salmonellaspecies and can be associated with high morbidity and mortality. Invasive infection rarely presents with acute hepatitis and pancreatitis. Early recognition of associated clinical conundrums can improve prognosis in affected patients. Here, we present a case of acute hepatitis and pancreatitis in an otherwise healthy child.
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Kawasaki disease (KD), formerly known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is one of the most quintessential self-limiting forms of vasculitides among children. Nevertheless, sparse cases of adulthood KD have been also identified. Despite the self-limited (indolent) nature of this disease, patients tend to present with fever and signs of acute inflammation which may averagely last for up to 12 days without treatment, yet high index of clinical suspension is needed in atypical cases early during the course of the disease in order to minimize associated morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report an unorthodox case of KD of a 13-year-old male patient who started with cervical lymph node enlargement, followed by fever.
