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Laporan Kasus Penyakit Kawasaki Atipikal

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Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. In Indonesia the disease is rare to diagnosed, because of difficulty in diagnosis and not widely known. These were 2 case reports about a girl and a boy age 17 months and 3 years, who came with persistent fever more than 5 days and only fulfilled 3 criteria of
Kawasaki disease, which are red eyes, changes in lips, mucose of oral and extremities. They were diagnosed as atypical Kawasaki disease. Laboratory examinations showed an increased of C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate with normal echocardiography. The patients were improved after treated with 2 grams per bodyweight of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and 80 mg per bodyweight of aspirin. The patients were better after one day combination therapy. In conclusion that atypical Kawasaki disease has good response to combination of IVIG and aspirin. [MKB. 2011;43(3):146–52].

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Majalah KedokteranBandung 2011: 43(3)2011: 146-152

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Bandung : FK. Universitas Padjadjaran., 2011

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0126-074X

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