Saez-de-Ocariz M; Gamez-Gonzalez LB; Rivas-Larrauri F; Castano-Jaramillo LM; Toledo-Salinas C; Garrido-Garcia LM; Ulloa-Gutierrez R; Santamaria-Piedra M; Orozco-Covarrubias ML; Scheffler-Mendoza S; Yamazaki-Nakashimada MA
Pediatr Int 2021[Aug]; 63 (8): 880-888 PMID33249696show ga
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects patients younger than 5 years. In the absence of an available, affordable diagnostic test, detailed clinical history and physical examination are still fundamental to make a diagnosis. METHODS: We present five representative cases with KD-like presentations: systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, mycoplasma-induced rash and mucositis, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, BCGosis, and the recently described multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) virus. RESULTS: Rash, fever, and laboratory markers of inflammation can be present in several childhood diseases that may mimic KD. CONCLUSION: The term 'Kawasaki syndrome' instead of 'Kawasaki disease' may be more appropriate. Physicians should consider an alternative diagnosis that may mimic KD, particularly considering MIS-C during the present pandemic, as an aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic approach is needed.
Pediatr+Int 2021 ; 63 (8): 880-888
