Kawasaki disease complicated by cerebral infarction
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Published on: June 18, 2021
Kenji Suda1, Masahiko Matsumura, Shigeru Ohta
1Department of Pediatrics, Tenri Hospital, Tenri City, Japan. kensuda@tenriyorozu-hp.or.jp
Abstract:
An 8-month-old boy presented with right hemiplegia of sudden onset after 20 days of Kawasaki disease, which was not initially treated by gamma globulin. Cranial X-ray computed tomography confirmed cerebral infarction as the cause of the right hemiplegia. In subsequent weeks, he developed multiple thromboses in coronary aneurysms. He successfully underwent intracoronary thrombolysis using tissue plasminogen activator without haemorrhagic complications. Cerebral infarction as a complication of Kawasaki disease is rare, and is a difficult clinical situation to manage.
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