Title of article :
A 14.5-Year-Old Boy with Coronary Obstruction after Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report
Author/Authors :
Sabri ، Mohammad Reza Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Mahdavi ، Chehreh Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Ahmadi ، Alireza Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Ghaderian ، Mehdi Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Dehghan ، Bahar Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
From page :
82
To page :
85
Abstract :
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a febrile vasculitis and is considered a leading cause of acquired coronary artery disease in children. A clinically critical complication is the coronary artery aneurysm, which may progress and lead to coronary stenosis or even obstruction. Herein, we describe a 14.5-year-old boy with a history of KD at 6 months old, who developed multiple aneurysms along all the coronary branches. During the follow-up at the age of 14 years, the left coronary artery aneurysms regressed, while the aneurysm of the right coronary artery persisted and was complicated by obstruction at its proximal part, according to computed tomography angiography. However, the patient at the last follow-up was asymptomatic and well. The serious nature of KD coronary complications warrants follow-up visits. Since echocardiography alone may fail to reveal stenosis or obstruction, other adjunct follow-up imaging modalities such as conventional, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance angiography should be performed in patients with coronary aneurysms.
Keywords :
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome , Coronary aneurysm , Coronary stenosis
Journal title :
The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center (JTHC)
Journal title :
The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center (JTHC)
Record number :
2750166
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