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Spontaneous duodenal perforation as a complication of kawasaki disease.

Kambiz MasoumiArash ForouzanHossein SaidiHazhir JavaherizadehAli KhavaninMohammad Bahadoram
Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2015)
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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