Verma Pramila, Agarwal Neeti, Maheshwari Mahesh
Department of Pediatrics, Peoples College of Medical Sciences and RC, Bhanpur, Bhopal, India. Correspondence to: Dr Pramila Verma, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Sr MIG-B-10, Peoples campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal India.
Indian Pediatr. 2015 Feb;52(2):152-4.
Recurrent Kawasaki disease is rare.
An eight-month old infant had classic Kawasaki disease with transient coronary artery dilatation.
Recurrence of incomplete Kawasaki disease after two years of initial diagnosis.
The index episode of Kawasaki disease was resistant to single infusion of immunoglobulin, while repeat episode responded within 24 hours of institution of therapy.
Early recognition of recurrent Kawasaki disease requires a high index of suspicion.
