Kawasaki disease complicated by peripheral gangrene and a ventricular septal defect: An unusual association
Document Type
Report
Department
Paediatrics and Child Health
Abstract
Mohsin M, Akhtar S. Kawasaki disease complicated by peripheral gangrene and a ventricular septal defect: An unusual association. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 301-304. Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness associated with the vasculitis of small and medium size arteries. Peripheral gangrene is very rare but a known complication of Kawasaki disease mostly reported in the infantile age group. Early therapy is advocated for prevention of serious complications. We report a 10-month-old girl with Kawasaki disease and a small ventricular septal defect who developed peripheral gangrene despite initiation of early therapy.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Recommended Citation
Mohsin, M.,
Akhtar, S.
(2019). Kawasaki disease complicated by peripheral gangrene and a ventricular septal defect: An unusual association. Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 61(2), 301-304.
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