Sterile pyuria as the initial finding in a case with Kawasaki disease
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3
Abstract
Kawasaki disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of pediatric age group. Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial as coronary artery aneurysms may develop in 20-25% of untreated cases in the 2nd-3rd weeks of the disease. The most common urinary finding in the active period is sterile pyuria; which is believed to be a sign of a more severe systemic inflammation. In this study, a 3.5 year old boy who admitted with high fever was presented. As he had pyuria and elevated acute phase reactants, antibiotic treatment was started with a pre-diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. Later, with the persistence of fever, detection of a negative urine culture result and emergence of dermal, mucosal and conjunctival changes, incomplete Kawasaki disease (KD) was diagnosed. In conclusion, it should be remembered that prolonged fever with sterile pyuria can be the initial findings in KD; before the emergence of typical lesions. Key words: Kawasaki disease, sterile pyuria, pediatric age group
Authors and Affiliations
Bahar Büyükkaragöz, Sibğatullah Orak, Gülten Küçükkonyalı, Ali Köksal, Aysun Yılmaz, Osman Özdemir, Nesibe Andıran
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