Appendicitis as the presenting manifestation of Kawasaki disease

Gwendolyn M Garnett; Sarah Kimball; Marian E Melish; Karen S Thompson; Devin P Puapong; Sidney M Johnson; Russell K Woo

doi:10.1007/s00383-013-3439-9

Appendicitis as the presenting manifestation of Kawasaki disease

Pediatr Surg Int. 2014 May;30(5):549-52. doi: 10.1007/s00383-013-3439-9. Epub 2013 Dec 7.

Authors

Gwendolyn M Garnett¹, Sarah Kimball, Marian E Melish, Karen S Thompson, Devin P Puapong, Sidney M Johnson, Russell K Woo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA, ggarnett@hawaii.edu.

PMID: 24317813
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-013-3439-9

Abstract

In cases of Kawasaki's disease (KD) presenting as acute surgical abdomen, rarely has the presence of acute appendicitis been found. We report two cases of histologically confirmed acute appendicitis in the presence of KD and a review of the literature as it pertains to acute abdomen and atypical presentations of KD.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Appendicitis / complications*
Appendicitis / surgery*
Aspirin / therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Male
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications*
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis*
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / drug therapy
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Aspirin