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Incomplete Kawasaki disease presenting with a cellulitis-like plaque: Lessons from an unusual presentation.

Sara BanburyKirubel GebreDavid M MilgraumNgan DoAlbert C Yan
Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2024)
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute small to medium-vessel vasculitis that primarily affects children under the age of 5 years. The cause of KD is unknown, but it is hypothesized to be a systemic inflammatory illness triggered by infections in genetically predisposed individuals. Diagnosis of incomplete KD is made in patients with prolonged fever without a source who do not meet diagnostic criteria but have some findings consistent with KD such as elevated inflammatory markers, transaminitis, and echocardiographic findings. We present a 7-year-old boy who developed 10 days of fevers and rash that began 3 days after his first dose of hepatitis A vaccination and had notable features of a peculiar cellulitis-like plaque and peripheral eosinophilia.
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