[Kawasaki disease in a subject with G6PD deficiency].
A case of Kawasaki disease in an 8 year old boy affected by G6PD deficiency is described. The patient couldn't be treated with aminosalicylic acid but he received 400 mg/Kg/die of gammaglobulin from 13th to 18th day. No coronary complications occurred, even if coagulopathy was documented, and platelets activation was back to normal three months after the beginning of the disease.
Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale Civile S. Croce, Moncalieri (Torino), Italia.
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D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
Malattia di Kawasaki in un soggetto con deficit di G6PD.