Pediatrics & Therapeutics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
Mariko Jennifer L Yamanaka
Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Philippines
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pediat Therapeut
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness of early childhood. It is seen worldwide with the highest incidence occurring in Asian children under 5 years of age and in the male gender. Candidates not fulfilling the clinical criteria of classic Kawasaki disease are classified as atypical or incomplete. A major sequelae involves the coronary arterial system, leading to aneurysms and occlusions. This is a case of an 11-year-old boy, who was diagnosed with Atypical Kawasaki Disease in 2007 and was medicated on gammaglobulin and high-dose aspirin within day 10 of illness. Despite this, he experienced episodes of chest pain and developed a severe three-vessel coronary artery disease. Coronary angiography showed chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery and left mid-circumflex artery and an aneurysmal dilation of the proximal left anterior descending artery measuring 12.4 x 11.3 x 25.5 mm, while myocardial perfusion imaging showed moderate inducible myocardial ischemia in the mid-ventricular to basal inferior and infero-lateral segments. He is the first pediatric patient in the Philippines who underwent quadruple coronary bypass and grafting. This case features the significance of early diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease and most importantly, regular cardiologic follow-up, taking into consideration the potential late complications of this pediatric disease.
Email: mariko.yamanaka@yahoo.com