Diagnostic difficulty in incomplete Kawasaki disease

Abstract

The management of patients with suspicion of incomplete Kawasaki disease is difficult. The absence of specific markers of the disease and its similarity to other much more frequent infectious processes may lead to a delay in its diagnosis. It is important to maintain a high index of suspicion to be able to initiate immunoglobin treatment early and to prevent coronary involvement. The recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association are a useful guide to improve the diagnostic yield in these cases. We present an incomplete Kawasaki disease in the following clinical case and discuss the bases for its diagnosis.