KAWASAKI DISEASE WITH FEVER AND DIARRHEA - A CASE REPORT

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an idiopathic acute systemic vasculitis of childhood. Although it simulates the clinical features of many infectious diseases, an infectious etiology has not been established. Among the standard criteria for a diagnosis of KD are oral manifestations such as strawberry tongue, erythematous cracked lip, and oropharyngeal mucositis. A 6 year old female child history of KD admitted in SVRRGG Hospital, Tirupati with recurrent symptoms of fever, changes in lips and oral cavity along with diarrhea. We suggest that physicians should be cognizant of the fact that they must individualize every patient’s management to the best of their knowledge and judgment, rather than simply going by the guidelines.