Pneumonia in the presentation of Kawasaki disease: The syndrome or a sequence of two diseases?

Abstract

Abstract Two cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) presented as persistent lung consolidation associated with Group A Streptococcus and Influenza A co‐infection, which resolved following intravenous immunoglobulin. Thus, pediatricians should consider the diagnosis of KD in the presence of pneumonia that is nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy with prolonged fever and inflammatory reactions.

Keywords

• case report
• Influenza
• Kawasaki disease
• pulmonary involvement
• Streptococcus