• Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2014

    Case Reports

    An atypical presentation of atypical kawasaki disease.

    • Brit L Anderson, Amy B Guiot, and Nathan L Timm.
    • From the *Division of Emergency Medicine and †Department of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Jul 1;30(7):491-2.

    AbstractKawasaki disease (KD) is a well-known inflammatory disorder that, despite its classic description, can pose a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of a 3-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department with a limp and urinary incontinence who was ultimately diagnosed with KD. She was found to have a large coronary artery aneurysm on echocardiogram. We discuss the challenges in diagnosing incomplete KD.

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