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Case Reports
Myocardial Infarction in a Young Man Due to Coronary Artery Aneurysms after an Undiagnosed Kawasaki Disease.
- Sumbul Javed Mirza, Khalifa Omar Mohammed, and Fahad Omar Baslaib.
- Department of Cardiology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- J Emerg Med. 2014 Jun 1;46(6):763-6.
BackgroundKawasaki disease usually affects infants and young children. It often goes unrecognized in adults due to varying symptoms and lack of definite diagnostic criteria.ObjectivesTo describe the potential for acute myocardial infarction as a complication of antecedent Kawasaki Disease (KD).Case ReportWe describe a case of a 19-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with an acute myocardial infarction that was subsequently determined to be the result of previously untreated KD.ConclusionKawasaki disease can cause coronary complications in a teenager. A high level of suspicion in the ED can help in proper management of these patients.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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