Badoe E V, Neequaye J, Oliver-Commey J O, Amoah J, Osafo A, Aryee I, Nyarko M Y
Department of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2011 Mar;45(1):38-42. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v45i1.68922.
Kawasaki disease, an acute febrile vasculitis, predominantly affects children under the age of 5 years and is thought to be a rare disease in the developing world. It has previously never been reported in Ghana. We report 3 cases from February, 2007 to February, 2008. This potentially serious disease has no definitive diagnostic test and it is not unusual for diagnosis to be delayed with serious consequences. Any child with irritability and persisting fever (>5 days) not responding to antipyretics and antibiotics, accompanied by a rash and non purulent conjunctivitis should be suspected to have Kawasaki disease.
川崎病是一种急性发热性血管炎,主要影响5岁以下儿童,在发展中国家被认为是一种罕见疾病。此前在加纳从未有过相关报道。我们报告了2007年2月至2008年2月期间的3例病例。这种潜在的严重疾病没有明确的诊断测试,诊断延迟且伴有严重后果的情况并不少见。任何出现烦躁不安、持续发热(>5天)、对退烧药和抗生素无反应,并伴有皮疹和非脓性结膜炎的儿童都应怀疑患有川崎病。