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“Giant within a giant”: a case of typical Kawasaki disease with a giant coronary aneurysm and a large coronary thrombus – a rare case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2017

Sandeep Rajasekharan ,
Suneesh Kalliath  and
Sajeev C. Govindan
Sandeep Rajasekharan
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Suneesh Kalliath*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Sajeev C. Govindan
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence to: S. Kalliath, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673008, India. Tel: +919496641305; Fax: +914662271415; E-mail: suneeshmed@gmail.com
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Abstract

Kawasaki disease is a febrile vasculitis affecting young children, which may lead to coronary aneurysms. Echocardiography, although sensitive in detecting coronary aneurysms, has a limited role in diagnosing coronary thrombus. Here we report the case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with typical features of Kawasaki disease with giant coronary aneurysms. His follow-up echocardiogram revealed coronary arterial thrombus.

Keywords

Kawasaki diseasegiant coronary aneurysmscoronary arterial thrombusechocardiogram
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 147 - 149
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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