A case of Kawasaki disease in Portugal.

Authors

  • Rui Proença Lisbon City Hospitals. Hospital Curry Cabral. Department of Medicine and Transmissible Diseases
  • Miguel De Sousa Lisbon City Hospitals. Hospital Curry Cabral. Department of Medicine and Transmissible Diseases
  • Karim Vakil Lisbon City Hospitals. Hospital Curry Cabral. Department of Medicine and Transmissible Diseases
  • Mário Sequeira Lisbon City Hospitals. Hospital Curry Cabral. Department of Medicine and Transmissible Diseases
  • Artur Sykes Lisbon City Hospitals. Hospital Curry Cabral. Department of Medicine and Transmissible Diseases
  • Isabel Marques
  • J. Malhado Lisbon City Hospitals. Hospital Curry Cabral. Department of Medicine and Transmissible Diseases

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.3772

Abstract

This case report is believed to be the first case of Kawasaki disease in Portugal. An otherwise healthy 20 years old female was carefully examined and diagnosis of mucocutaneous lymphnode syndrome established, based on: typical clinical picture, exclusion of other mimicking situations and middle term evolution of this patient. The A. A. wish to emphasize their diagnosis complied on C. D. C. criteria for Kawasaki disease. A short up dated briefing on this peculiar entity and geographycal pathology are included in this article.

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Proença R, De Sousa M, Vakil K, Sequeira M, Sykes A, Marques I, Malhado J. A case of Kawasaki disease in Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 1983 Feb. 27 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];4(2):97-9. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3772

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Arquivo Histórico