[Febrile torticollis: an atypical presentation of Kawasaki disease]

Arch Pediatr. 2009 Feb;16(2):115-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2008.11.015. Epub 2008 Dec 27.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is a form of idiopathic systemic vasculitis. Diagnosis is based upon specific clinical parameters. Cardiac manifestations explain the mortality rate. They can be reduced by early treatment using intravenous immunoglobulin. Atypical Kawasaki disease is difficult to diagnose and can delay diagnosis. We report a case of Kawasaki disease with arthritis in a 4-year-old girl whose initial presentation was a febrile torticollis. A literature review details the atypical early signs of Kawasaki disease revealed by torticollis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Torticollis / etiology*