Fatal late cardiovascular sequelae of previously unrecognized Kawasaki disease in 12-year-old child
Tereza Fremuthová, Michal Huml, Alexandra Kotková, Josef Sýkora, Jan Baxa, Lukáš Hanáček, Jiří Fremuth · 2025
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Description
Kawasaki disease inflames children's arteries and can scar the heart for life. Tereza Fremuthová and co-authors report a boy whose case was missed. At five he was treated for presumed heart muscle inflammation. Looking back, he met criteria for incomplete Kawasaki disease. For years he felt only brief chest tightness now and then. At twelve he arrived with mild chest pain, crashed quickly, and died.
Autopsy found a giant aneurysm in a heart artery, blocked by clot. The authors stress that the disease's heart damage can stay silent for years. Early treatment with immunoglobulin prevents most of it. The case is a warning to revisit odd childhood illnesses with fresh eyes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tereza Fremuthová, Michal Huml, Alexandra Kotková, Josef Sýkora, Jan Baxa, Lukáš Hanáček, Jiří Fremuth |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |