Facial Nerve Palsy and Kawasaki Disease

KOCABAS A., KARDELEN F., ALDEMIR-KOCABAS B., Akcurin G., ERTUG H.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.81, no.2, pp.186-188, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 81 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12098-013-0992-0
  • Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.186-188
  • Keywords: Coronary artery aneurysm, Facial nerve palsy, Incomplete Kawasaki disease
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a vasculitic disease and can affect any organ system in the body. The development of coronary artery aneurysms is the most common and life threatening complication of KD and makes this disease the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the developed world. Facial nerve palsy has been reported as a possible marker of more severe disease and increased risk of coronary artery involvement in KD. Herein, the authors report an 8-mo-old infant who had left sided facial nerve palsy and multiple coronary aneurysms associated with KD.