title: Multiple giant aneurysms and stenoses of the coronary and systemic arteries in an infant with kawasaki disease at the early stage of convalescent period.
abstract: Myocardial infarction and systemic arterial aneurysms are rarely seen during the course of the Kawasaki disease (KD). Herein, we report the case of a 4-month-old Turkish infant who was diagnosed with KD on the 17th day of the illness. On admission, echocardiogram showed multiple coronary arterial aneurysms (CAAs) and massive pericardial effusion. He was given intravenous immunoglobulin, aspirin and anticoagulant drugs. However, the aneurysms progressed to "super giant" CAAs, multiple huge coronary arterial thromboses developed recurrently and caused myocardial ischemia. Furthermore, the conventional angiography revealed multiple giant aneurysms and stenoses in the subclavian, celiac, and iliac arteries, besides CAAs.
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara Children's Hematology and Oncology Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Filiz
authors: F
authors: Ekici
authors: Birgül
authors: B
authors: Varan
authors: Abdullah
authors: A
authors: Kocabaş
authors: İlkay
authors: İ
authors: Erdoğan
authors: Sancar
authors: S
authors: Eminoğlu
authors: Doğukan
authors: D
authors: Aktaş
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: aneurysm; arteritis; coronary artery disease; stenosis; thrombus