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Peripheral Gangerene, an Unusual Presentation of Infantile Kawasaki: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Fatemeh TahghighiMaryam Bakhtiari KoohsorkhiVahid Ziaee
Published in: Case reports in rheumatology (2021)
The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease and echocardiographic evaluation of the coronary arteries should be considered in young infants with prolonged fever of unknown origin. Peripheral gangrene is a rare but important complication of infantile Kawasaki disease, although the exact mechanism in not fully understood.
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