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YMJ. 2011; 5(20): 473-477
GALLBLADDER HYDROPS IN AN INFANT WITH KAWASAKI DISEAS
Defne Col1, Suat Bicer1, Tuba Giray1, Gulay Ciler Erdag1, Levent Saltık1, Ayca Vitrinel1Yeditepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Child Health and PediatricsKawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in childhood. Gallbladder hydrops is an uncommon manifestation of this disease, found rarely in infants. We report the case of Kawasaki disease in a 9-month-old boy with cardiac involvement and abdominal distention related to gallbladder hydrops which was diagnosed by ultrasonography and resolved spontaneously during follow-up.
Keywords: Gallbladder hydrops; infant; Kawasaki disease .KAWASAKİ HASTALIĞI OLAN BİR BEBEKTE SAFRA KESESİ HİDROPSU
Defne Col1, Suat Bicer1, Tuba Giray1, Gulay Ciler Erdag1, Levent Saltık1, Ayca Vitrinel1Yeditepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Child Health and Pediatricsazanılmış kalp hastalığı nedenlerinden biridir. Safra kesesi hidropsu bu hastalığın seyrek görülen bulgularından olup, bebeklerde nadirdir. Abdominal distansiyonun safra kesesi hidropsuna bağlı olduğu ultrasonografiyle gösterilen ve takibinde hidrops bulguları gerileyen 9 aylık ve kardiyak bulgusu olan Kawasaki hastalığı olgusu sunulmuştur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Bebek; Kawasaki hastalığı; safra kesesi hidropsu.Defne Col, Suat Bicer, Tuba Giray, Gulay Ciler Erdag, Levent Saltık, Ayca Vitrinel. GALLBLADDER HYDROPS IN AN INFANT WITH KAWASAKI DISEAS. YMJ. 2011; 5(20): 473-477
Manuscript Language: English
Manuscript Language: English