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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(04): 405-409
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0279
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Kawasaki disease mimicking retropharyngeal abscess in an infant

Carline Koh
a   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
,
Eric Kin Cheong Yau
a   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
,
Fong Nai Chung
a   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
,
Hui Yim Wo
a   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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28 February 2010

11 May 2010

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Kawasaki disease (KD), a condition primarily affecting infants and young children, is commonly encountered by physicians nowadays. However, large retropharyngeal swelling in the presence of KD is rarely reported in literature. In this report, we present a 9-month-old female with KD mimicking retropharyngeal abscess, with review of seven previously published case reports.

Keywords

Kawasaki disease - retropharyngeal abscess - retropharyngeal infection