Dengue fever and Kawasaki disease: a clinical dilemma.
There are several pediatric conditions which can present with fever and rash; however, it is uncommon to have two diseases occurring in a patient at the same time. We report a young child with fever and rash. He was initially diagnosed to have dengue fever based on clinical features and serological tests. Later in the course of illness he developed findings consistent with Kawasaki disease. This is extremely unusual and has rarely been reported before.
Singh
Surjit
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Pediatric Allergy Immunology, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. surjitsinghpgi@rediffmail.com
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Kana Ram
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Suri
Deepti
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Ratho
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D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D002648:Child; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M