Retropharyngeal involvement in Kawasaki disease--a report of four patients with retropharyngeal edema verified by magnetic resonance imaging.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 78(10): 1774-8, 2014 Oct.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25081603
ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis of childhood. The diagnosis is based on clinical criteria. Prognosis with adequate treatment is favorable. Untreated patients, however, may develop coronary manifestations predisposing to acute myocardial infarction. Retropharyngeal edema is a rare but known manifestation of Kawasaki disease. We present a case series of four Kawasaki patients presenting with clinical findings for retropharyngeal abscess and the magnetic resonance imaging findings of these patients, diagnosed during a six week period. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic report of cervical MRI findings of Kawasaki patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Aspirin
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
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Retropharyngeal Abscess
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Neck Pain
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article