Kawasaki Disease with an Initial Manifestation Mimicking Bacterial Inguinal Cellulitis

Case Reports in Pediatrics
Tsukasa TanakaKeiichiro Kawasaki

Abstract

Kawasaki disease (KD) is typically characterized by fever, oral cavity erythematous changes, bilateral bulbar conjunctival injection, skin rash, erythema and edema of the hands and feet, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Some atypical patients with KD initially develop cervical and pharyngeal cellulitis; however, an initial presentation with inguinal cellulitis is extremely rare. In addition, to our knowledge, no report has documented the cytokine profile in a KD patient with cellulitis. Case presentation. A previously healthy 8-year-old Japanese girl was hospitalized following a 2-day history of fever and a 5-day history of pain and erythema in the left inguinal region. She was diagnosed with bacterial inguinal cellulitis and was administered antibiotics. The next day, a polymorphous rash emerged on her trunk. After 3 days of antibiotics, however, her fever continued and the cellulitis had spread over the entire lower abdomen. Simultaneously, the bilateral bulbar conjunctival injection without exudate became more prominent and her lips became erythematous. In addition, erythematous changes on her palms appeared a few hours later, which led to the diagnosis of KD. Since she had a high risk score that predicted no response to initia...Continue Reading

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