Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews (Jun 2020)
Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in a Child with Kawasaki Disease
Abstract
Vadood Javadi,1 Reza Shiari,1 Khosro Rahmani,1 Nazanin Farahbakhsh2 1Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Pediatric Pulmonology Department, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence: Reza ShiariMofid Children’s Hospital, Shariati Ave, Tehran, IranTel/Fax +982122227033Email [email protected]: Kawasaki disease is a mysterious childhood vasculitis. It presents with multi-systemic involvement in which the prolonged high-grade fever and mucocutaneous and lymph node manifestations are the prominent features. Sometimes, the disease has an unusual, atypical or incomplete presentation. Herein, we present a child with hilar lymphadenopathy as a manifestation of Kawasaki disease.Keywords: Kawasaki disease, children, lymphadenopathy, pulmonary, mediastinum