Kawasaki disease resembling a retropharyngeal abscess--case report and literature review.
A retropharyngeal abscess is a rare presentation of Kawasaki disease. Herein, we present a case of Kawasaki disease mimicking a retropharyngeal abscess, and review five previously published case reports. Once the correct diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is established, any abscess-like lesion on computed tomography may be just a false-positive finding.
Hung
Miao-Chiu
MC
Wu
Keh-Gong
KG
Hwang
Betau
B
Lee
Pi-Chang
PC
Meng
C C Laura
CC
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*