Kawasaki disease presenting as cardiac tamponade with ruptured giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery.
We report a case of a 22-year-old man with Kawasaki disease presenting with features of cardiac tamponade following rupture of giant aneurysm of his right coronary artery. He underwent an emergency operation. Aneurysmal sac was of size 4x4 cm. The entry point of the aneurysm was sutured. Right coronary artery was grafted with left radial artery. He had an uneventful recovery in the postoperative period.
Kuppuswamy
Madhankumar
M
Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Atkinson Morley Wing, St. Georges Hospital, Tooting, London SW17 0QT, UK. drkmkms@yahoo.com
Gukop
Philemon
P
Sutherland
George
G
Venkatachalam
Chandrasekaran
C
D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult