Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2007 , Vol 50 , Num 2
Neutropenia in Kawasaki disease: a case report
Ayten Gümüş1, Nurcan Cengiz2, Yasemin Uslu1, Emel Özyürek3, Selman Vefa Yıldırım3
1Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adana Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Pediatri Uzmanı
2Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adana Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Pediatri Doçenti
3Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adana Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Pediatri Yardımcı Doçenti
Gümüş A, Cengiz N, Uslu Y, Özyürek E, Yıldırım SV. (Department of Pediatrics, Başkent University faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey). Neutropenia in Kawasaki disease: a case report. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2007; 50: 118-121.

Kawasaki disease is a multi-systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that most commonly affects boys under five years old. It is a vasculitis characterized by fever, rash, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, cervical lymphadenopathy, erythema of lips and oral mucosa and change in the extremities. Early diagnosis and treatment are important because of coronary artery disease can develop in untreated children with the disease and may lead to myocardial infarction, and sudden death. Hematological abnormalities such as thrombocytosis, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, and anemia have been reported in Kawasaki disease. Neutrophilia is common during the acute phase of the disease, whereas neutropenia is rare. In this report, we describe a pediatric case with Kawasaki disease and neutropenia. Anahtar Kelimeler : Kawasaki hastalığı, nötropeni, Kawasaki disease, neutropenia, children

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