title: Dengue Fever Triggering Kawasaki Disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several bacterial and viral infections are listed as triggering factors for Kawasaki disease; association with dengue fever is rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 5-year-old girl who presented with fever that was confirmed to be dengue fever, and subsequently improved, except that the fever persisted. She fulfilled diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki disease on day 7 of fever.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Child responded satisfactorily to intravenous immunoglobulin administration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Kawasaki disease should be kept as one of the probabilities in a case of dengue if fever persists beyond the expected duration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Piyush Gupta, Block R6A, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110 095, India. prof.piyush.gupta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ekta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Dheeraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D001241:Aspirin