Kawasaki Disease Complicated by Peripheral Gangrene
- 11 March 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Cardiology
- Vol. 20 (2) , 139-142
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s002469900422
Abstract
An 8.5-month-old male infant with Kawasaki disease (KD) received high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy on the fifth day after fever onset. However, multiple peripheral limb ischemias occurred 2 days later. Accordingly, heparin followed by dipyridamole was administered. Aside from a small amputation at the tip of the right middle finger, all other digital ischemias resolved. This presentation demonstrates that early recognition and management of peripheral gangrene in KD may keep its sequela to a minimum.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: