Retropharyngeal abscess: An unusual presentation of Kawasaki disease. Case report and review of the literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Elena Cavicchiolo ◽  
Paola Berlese ◽  
Silvia Bressan ◽  
Elena Trincia ◽  
Ingrid Inches ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Unusual Presentation ◽  
Retropharyngeal Abscess ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disease Case

scholarly journals 665 Retropharyngeal Abscess as a Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 97 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A192-A192
Author(s):  
L. D. Dalt ◽  
P. Berlese ◽  
M. Cavicchiolo ◽  
M. Strafella ◽  
E. Trincia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Retropharyngeal Abscess ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disease Case

scholarly journals Hughes-Stovin syndrome without venous involvement – Unusual presentation of a rare disease: Case report and review of the literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
Fatma Hamdy ◽  
Samar Tharwat ◽  
Heba W. Abdelwahab ◽  
Hamed Okasha ◽  
Ehab E. Eltoraby
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Unusual Presentation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Venous Involvement ◽  
Disease Case

Aseptic meningitis complicating adult Kawasaki disease: Case report and review of the literature

1989 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. McIlroy ◽  
Evelyn J. Fisher ◽  
Louis D. Saravolatz ◽  
Mary Beth Hardwicke ◽  
Francis M. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Aseptic Meningitis ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disease Case

scholarly journals Leptospirosis Followed by Kawasaki-Like Disease: Case Report From an Adult Swiss Patient and Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Severin Baerlocher ◽  
Seth Helfenstein ◽  
Alfred Mahr ◽  
Selina Crippa ◽  
Regine Garcia Boy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Exceptional Case ◽  
Swiss Alps ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disease Case

Abstract Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in children, but rare cases in adults have been reported. We describe the case of a 43-year-old Swiss male who developed symptoms compatible with KD 7 weeks after leptospirosis, which was presumably acquired after swimming in a creek in the Swiss Alps. We performed a literature review and identified 10 other cases (all in children), in which Kawasaki-like disease was diagnosed in the context of leptospirosis. Outcome was favourable in most cases, including our patient. This exceptional case demonstrates both the possibility of autochthonous cases of leptospirosis in Switzerland as well as a possible association of leptospirosis with Kawasaki-like disease.

Neuropsychiatric Derangement by Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report of an Unexpected Disease Presentation and Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Heleen De Lil ◽  
Michelle van Beek ◽  
Alexandra Herbers ◽  
Ellen van der Holst ◽  
Karen Keijsers
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Cerebral Infarction ◽  
Polycythemia Vera ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Unusual Presentation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Remarkable Recovery ◽  
Visual Complaints ◽  
Underlying Pathophysiology

Cerebral infarction as well as other thromboses, headaches, and visual complaints are well-known symptoms of polycythemia vera. However, chorea and neuropsychiatric disturbances are less recognized consequences of this chronic disease. Whereas chorea is a rare but acknowledged symptom of polycythemia vera, neuropsychiatric symptoms have only sporadically been reported. We depict 2 patients with an unusual presentation of polycythemia vera. Our first patient presented with right-sided hemiballism and psychosis, and the second patient had a long diagnostic trajectory of unexplained chorea. In both cases diagnosis of JAK2 positive polycythemia vera was established, and in both cases remarkable recovery occurred after the initiation of phlebotomies. The underlying pathophysiology of these symptoms has not been clearly elucidated. Because of the unfamiliarity of the link between especially neuropsychiatric symptoms and polycythemia, current reported numbers are probably an underestimation. Benefit of treatment appears to be large. We seek to create more awareness among physicians about this phenomenon.

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