Spontaneous duodenal perforation as a complication of kawasaki disease

Case Rep Pediatr. 2015:2015:689864. doi: 10.1155/2015/689864. Epub 2015 Mar 26.

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the case of a 2.5-year-old boy with typical Kawasaki disease who presented with GI bleeding and surgical abdomen. The diagnosis of duodenal perforation was confirmed.