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. 2022 Oct;57(10):2571-2573.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.26062. Epub 2022 Jul 12.

An uncommon cause of spontaneous pneumothorax in a febrile infant: Atypical Kawasaki disease

Abhinavya Egala  1 , Raja Hariharan  1 , Sanjana Sarangarajan  1 , Anagha Puntambekar  1 , Madhurima V Lama  1 , Jaikumar G Ramamoorthy  1 , Avinash Anantharaj  2 , Tamil Selvan  1
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An uncommon cause of spontaneous pneumothorax in a febrile infant: Atypical Kawasaki disease

Abhinavya Egala et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Kawasaki disease after respiratory viral infections is often observed but following Human Metapneumovirus infection (HMPV) is uncommon. Pulmonary presentation of Kawasaki disease without its classical features, though uncommon, can present as bronchopneumonia refractory to routine supportive care and antibiotics treatment. Lung collapse and pneumothorax as a pulmonary presentation of atypical Kawasaki disease are described very infrequently. We report an infant with atypical Kawasaki disease secondary to Human Metapneumovirus infection where the above pulmonary complications were observed.

Keywords: atypical Kawasaki disease; human metapneumo virus; respiratory distress; spontaneous pneumothorax.

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