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Myocardial infarction in a 35-day-old infant with incomplete Kawasaki disease and chicken pox

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2010

Lydia Kossiva ,
Marios Papadopoulos ,
Evangelia Lagona ,
George Papadopoulos  and
Corina Athanassaki
Lydia Kossiva*
Affiliation:
First Department of Pediatrics, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
Marios Papadopoulos
Affiliation:
First Department of Pediatrics, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
Evangelia Lagona
Affiliation:
First Department of Pediatrics, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
George Papadopoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
Corina Athanassaki
Affiliation:
First Department of Pediatrics, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
*
Correspondence to: Lydia Kossiva 12, Kotieou str 11521 Athens, Greece. Tel: +30 210 6429289; Fax: +30 210 6469212; E-mail: lydiakossiva@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile vasculitis of infancy and early childhood. It is uncommon in early infancy, because a significant proportion of these children do not meet the classical diagnostic criteria at this age. Infants younger than 6 months with persistent fever and some of the criteria of Kawasaki disease should always raise suspicion for Kawasaki disease early to avoid delayed diagnosis with severe cardiac complications. We present a 35-day-old infant with incomplete Kawasaki disease complicated with myocardial infarction during chicken pox.

Keywords

Vasculitisaneurysmsinfection

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , October 2010 , pp. 567 - 570
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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