Yonsei Med J.
2010 Sep;51(5):784-786. 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.5.784.
Kawasaki Disease Mimicking Retropharyngeal Abscess
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, India. ganeped79@rediffmail.com
- 2Pediatrician and Pulmonologist, Sundaram Medical Foundation and Dr Rangarajan Memorial Hospital, Chennai, India.
- KMID: 1071434
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2010.51.5.784
Abstract
- Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limiting febrile mucocutaneous vasculitis of infants and young children. Retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy is a rare presentation of Kawasaki disease. We present a case of Kawasaki disease mimicking a retropharyngeal abscess, with upper airway obstruction resulting in delayed diagnosis.
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