Ventricular arrhythmia complicating Kawasaki disease.
Cardiac sequelae account for the major morbidity and mortality related to Kawasaki disease, and subclinical myocarditis is a frequent finding. The unusual finding of ventricular arrhythmia in a 2.5-year-old patient during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease is reported. The arrhythmia resolved during empirical treatment with oral steroids.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D011241:Prednisone