Kawasaki disease in association with urinary tract infection

We report a 2-month-old infant with E. coli urinary tract infection, who did not respond to antibiotic therapy. She later developed clinical features fulfilling criteria of Kawasaki disease (KD), and was treated with intravenous immunolglobulin and aspirin. KD should be considered in the differentia...

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Published inIndian pediatrics Vol. 48; no. 10; pp. 808 - 809
Main Authors Husain, Entesar H, Al-Rashid, Maryam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.10.2011
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Aspirin - therapeutic use
Bacteriuria - complications
Bacteriuria - drug therapy
Escherichia coli Infections - complications
Escherichia coli Infections - drug therapy
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use
Infant
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - drug therapy
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - microbiology
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Summary:We report a 2-month-old infant with E. coli urinary tract infection, who did not respond to antibiotic therapy. She later developed clinical features fulfilling criteria of Kawasaki disease (KD), and was treated with intravenous immunolglobulin and aspirin. KD should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients who present with infection and do not respond to antibiotic therapy.
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ISSN:0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-011-0118-6