title: The different cutaneous presentations in three cases of Kawasaki disease as confounding factor of diagnosis.
abstract: We report three paediatric cases of Kawasaki disease (KD). Erythema multiforme (EM) was the presenting cutaneous feature in two patients, with young age (43 days old), macular rash and meningitis in the third patient. Diagnosis of KD was difficult due either to initial misdiagnosis of drug eruption, incomplete presentation, or the young age of the patient. Clinicians should be aware of these cutaneous presentations to prevent KD complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Bezmialem Vakif University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysegul Dogan
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Bezmialem Vakif University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nilufer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goknar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Bezmialem Vakif University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uzuner
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Bezmialem Vakif University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vehapoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turkay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saritas
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Bezmialem Vakif University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oktem
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004892:Erythema Multiforme; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012867:Skin; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Kawasaki, Erythema Multiforme, Infant.
  