Open AccessEnfermedad de Kawasaki con manifestaciones asociadas graves y síndrome de activación macrofágica en un paciente pediátrico
Author(s) -
Natalia Vélez-Tirado,
Gladys López,
Iván Mijail Chío,
Alonso Gutiérrez Hernández
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2019.e676
Subject(s) - medicine , kawasaki disease , vasculitis , pediatrics , disease , artery
Kawasaki disease is a febrile, acute and multisystemic vasculitis that mainly affects children under 5 years of age. We describe the clinical characteristics, evolution and therapeutic considerations in a patient with a diagnosis of complete Kawasaki disease with severe multisystem manifestations, among which stands out the macrophage activation syndrome, which represents an unusual and potentially life-threatening complication of the illness.