Acute severe hepatitis with coagulopathy: An unusual presentation of Kawasaki syndrome in association with Epstein-Barr virus | Zendy

Michelle Gordon | Zendy; Earl D. Silverman | Zendy; Jae Hong Kim | Zendy; Adam M. Huber | Zendy; Katryn N. Furuya | Zendy

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Acute severe hepatitis with coagulopathy: An unusual presentation of Kawasaki syndrome in association with Epstein-Barr virus

Author(s) -

Michelle Gordon,

Earl D. Silverman,

Jae Hong Kim,

Adam M. Huber,

Katryn N. Furuya

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/6.9.627

Subject(s) - coagulopathy , medicine , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , hepatitis a virus , epstein–barr virus , kawasaki disease , virus , immunology , consumptive coagulopathy , pediatrics , virology , pathology , surgery , artery

The first case of Kawasaki syndrome presenting as acute severe hepatitis with coagulopathy, in association with an acute Epstein-Barr virus infection is reported. This case supports the hypothesis that Epstein-Barr virus may play a role in the etiology of Kawasaki syndrome and serves as a reminder that a diagnosis of Kawasaki syndrome should be considered for a persistently febrile child, even in the face of an atypical presentation.

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