Myocardial Infarction and resuscitation of an adolescent : consequences of an unexplained disease

BACKGROUND: Morbus Kawasaki is defined by unexplained fever combined with at least 4 out of 5 classic symptoms: bilateral conjunctivitis, polymorphic exanthema, strawberry tongue and red swollen lips, extremity changes and cervical lymphadenopathy. However, these symptoms do not always occur completely or simultaneously.

CASE DESCRIPTION: An 18-year old man was admitted after an out of hospital cardiac arrest caused by an occluded aneurysmatic LAD, which was treated with a percutanious coronary intervention. Coronary angiogram however also revealed coronary aneurysms of all coronaries, identifying an episode of unexplained fever and vasculitis 4 years prior as Morbus Kawasaki.

CONCLUSION: Echocardiogram, CTA and MRA can reveal coronary malformations and thus identify M. Kawasaki when there is an incomplete M. Kawasaki. An early diagnosis and treatment with high dose aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulines is essential to reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications later in life.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 165(2021) vom: 25. Aug.

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Myocardinfarct en reanimatie bij een adolescent

Beteiligte Personen:

de Jong, Jaap Jan D [VerfasserIn]
Slenter, Roel H J [VerfasserIn]
van Lierop, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
Wagenaar, Lodewijk J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Aspirin
Case Reports
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Journal Article
R16CO5Y76E

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.10.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330659006