Wagle Ganesh, Khatiwada Abhikanta, Bastakoti Sudip, K C Sharada
Department of Radiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Department of Internal Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Aug 10;19(11):4762-4765. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.07.066. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limiting, systemic vasculitis of small and medium-sized arteries. It predominantly occurs in children under 4 years of age, though rarely older children can also be affected. This disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children, with coronary aneurysms being a hallmark finding. The risk of coronary complications necessitates regular monitoring and possible preventative treatment with thromboprophylaxis. Here we discuss a rare case of a 10-year-old boy who exhibited typical symptoms of Kawasaki disease and was found to have multiple coronary artery aneurysms through diagnostic imaging.
川崎病是一种急性、自限性的中小动脉系统性血管炎。它主要发生在4岁以下的儿童中，不过年龄较大的儿童也很少会受到影响。这种疾病是儿童后天性心脏病的主要原因，冠状动脉瘤是一个标志性表现。冠状动脉并发症的风险使得有必要进行定期监测，并可能需要进行预防性血栓预防治疗。在此，我们讨论一例罕见病例，一名10岁男孩表现出川崎病的典型症状，通过诊断性影像学检查发现患有多个冠状动脉瘤。
