title: Spontaneous duodenal perforation as a complication of kawasaki disease.
abstract: Kawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the case of a 2.5-year-old boy with typical Kawasaki disease who presented with GI bleeding and surgical abdomen. The diagnosis of duodenal perforation was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, Iran.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7234-5671
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masoumi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, Iran.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forouzan
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hazrate Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14455364, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Abouzar Children's Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6135715794, Iran.
authors.forename: Hazhir
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Javaherizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khavanin
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6193673166, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahadoram