title: Kawasaki disease presenting as cardiac tamponade with ruptured giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Atkinson Morley Wing, St. Georges Hospital, Tooting, London SW17 0QT, UK. drkmkms@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Madhankumar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuppuswamy
authors.forename: Philemon
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gukop
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: Chandrasekaran
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venkatachalam
mesh_terms: 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