Kawasaki Disease with an Initial Manifestation Mimicking Bacterial Inguinal Cellulitis

• Main Authors: Tsukasa Tanaka (Author), Masaki Shimizu (Author), Oshi Tokuda (Author), Hiroko Yamamoto (Author), Natsuki Matsunoshita (Author), Kanae Takenaka (Author), Keiichiro Kawasaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Kawasaki disease (KD) is typically characterized by fever, oral cavity erythematous changes, bilateral bulbar conjunctival injection, skin rash, erythema and edema of the hands and feet, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Some atypical patients with KD initially develop cervical and pharyngea...