Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the ca...
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| author | Kambiz Masoumi Arash Forouzan Hossein Saidi Hazhir Javaherizadeh Ali Khavanin Mohammad Bahadoram |
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| description | Kawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the case of a 2.5-year-old boy with typical Kawasaki disease who presented with GI bleeding and surgical abdomen. The diagnosis of duodenal perforation was confirmed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-71d6ed2a8c1b46068ddaeb81ac8fc4b82025-02-03T01:25:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112015-01-01201510.1155/2015/689864689864Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki DiseaseKambiz Masoumi0Arash Forouzan1Hossein Saidi2Hazhir Javaherizadeh3Ali Khavanin4Mohammad Bahadoram5Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, IranDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, IranDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hazrate Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14455364, IranDepartment of Pediatrics, Abouzar Children’s Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6135715794, IranDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, IranDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, IranKawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the case of a 2.5-year-old boy with typical Kawasaki disease who presented with GI bleeding and surgical abdomen. The diagnosis of duodenal perforation was confirmed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/689864 |
| spellingShingle | Kambiz Masoumi Arash Forouzan Hossein Saidi Hazhir Javaherizadeh Ali Khavanin Mohammad Bahadoram Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_full | Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_short | Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease |
| title_sort | spontaneous duodenal perforation as a complication of kawasaki disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/689864 |
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