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. 2015:2015:689864.
doi: 10.1155/2015/689864. Epub 2015 Mar 26.

Spontaneous duodenal perforation as a complication of kawasaki disease

Kambiz Masoumi  1 , Arash Forouzan  1 , Hossein Saidi  2 , Hazhir Javaherizadeh  3 , Ali Khavanin  1 , Mohammad Bahadoram  1
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Spontaneous duodenal perforation as a complication of kawasaki disease

Kambiz Masoumi et al. Case Rep Pediatr. 2015.

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is generally known as a systemic vasculitis that often concerns doctors due to its serious cardiac complications; however, other visceral organs may get involved as well. Surgical manifestations of the intestinal tract in Kawasaki disease are rare. In this report, we describe the case of a 2.5-year-old boy with typical Kawasaki disease who presented with GI bleeding and surgical abdomen. The diagnosis of duodenal perforation was confirmed.

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