title: Appendicitis as the presenting manifestation of Kawasaki disease.
abstract: In cases of Kawasaki's disease (KD) presenting as acute surgical abdomen, rarely has the presence of acute appendicitis been found. We report two cases of histologically confirmed acute appendicitis in the presence of KD and a review of the literature as it pertains to acute abdomen and atypical presentations of KD.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA, ggarnett@hawaii.edu.
authors: Gwendolyn M
authors: GM
authors: Garnett
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Kimball
authors: Marian E
authors: ME
authors: Melish
authors: Karen S
authors: KS
authors: Thompson
authors: Devin P
authors: DP
authors: Puapong
authors: Sidney M
authors: SM
authors: Johnson
authors: Russell K
authors: RK
authors: Woo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin