title: Abducens nerve palsy in a girl with incomplete Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that can involve the nervous system, including the cranial nerves. Central nervous system findings, especially irritability, lethargy, and aseptic meningitis, occur in 1-30 % of KD patients (1). Cranial nerve palsies are seen rarely, and abducens nerve palsy has been reported in only three children. We describe a 2.5-year-old girl with incomplete KD who developed transient abducens nerve palsy after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Alaeddin Keykubat Campus, 42075, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey. mkeser17@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emiroglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Alaeddin Keykubat Campus, 42075, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulsum
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kartal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cimen
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
keywords: Abducens nerve; Central nervous system involvement; Kawasaki disease; Severity criteria