El Haddar Zohair, El Ouali Aziza, Ghanam Ayad, Rkain Maria, Benajiba Noufissa, Babakhouya Abdeladim
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco.
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed Ist University, Oujda, Morocco.
Case Rep Pediatr. 2021 Jul 27;2021:8941847. doi: 10.1155/2021/8941847. eCollection 2021.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis mostly seen in children aged less than 5 years. It can involve different organs and tissues. Its diagnosis is based on the clinical criteria of the American Heart Association (AHA). We report a case of a Moroccan adolescent with an atypical presentation of KD initially treated as typhoid fever. Gastrointestinal, renal, and pulmonary signs were the main clinical findings that made the diagnosis of KD challenging and delayed. The consequence was a severe cardiac damage with myocarditis and coronary artery dilation. KD is uncommon in adolescents, and it is important to recognize the atypical forms and the different presentations of KD in order to prevent the delay of diagnosis and treatment, and hence the cardiac complications.
川崎病(KD)是一种主要见于5岁以下儿童的血管炎。它可累及不同的器官和组织。其诊断基于美国心脏协会(AHA)的临床标准。我们报告一例摩洛哥青少年川崎病非典型表现的病例,该病例最初被误诊为伤寒热。胃肠道、肾脏和肺部症状是主要临床发现,这使得川崎病的诊断具有挑战性并导致诊断延迟。结果是出现严重的心脏损害,伴有心肌炎和冠状动脉扩张。川崎病在青少年中并不常见,认识到川崎病的非典型形式和不同表现对于防止诊断和治疗延迟以及由此导致的心脏并发症很重要。