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Kawasaki disease and hepatobiliary involvement: report of two cases
Ingeborg Marianne Keeling1, Elisabeth Beran2, Otto Eugen Dapunt2
1Department Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036, Graz, Austria. ingeborg.keeling@medunigraz.at.
Background:
Kawasaki disease (KD) without affection of the coronary artery system is rare. Optic nerve pathology together with KD has not been described earlier.
Case Presentation:
We present one case of KD in a 12-year-old girl predominantly with prolonged cholestasis, and a second case of multiple recurrent KD in a 9-year-old boy with hepatomegaly and ischemic optic nerve neuropathy. The coronary artery system was not involved in either case.
Conclusions:
KD warrants rapid diagnosis and immediate specific treatment in order to prevent the high risk of coronary artery aneurysm and stenosis.
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