چكيده لاتين :
Kawasaki disease is a multi system disorder with varying clinical expressions. This disease
is an acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that has recently recognized as a leading
cause of acquired heart disease in children of many developed countries. We describe an
unusual instance of hair loss in a patient with Kawasaki disease.
A 26 months old boy developed prolonged high fever, bilateral conjunctival infection,
arthralgia and erythromatosis skin rash. He was admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of
Kawasaki disease. Laboratory results included an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) above
100 and platelet count(GREATER THAN) 1000,000. The patient developed acute and unprovoked scalp hair
loss. He was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) 2 g/kg and aspirin 100
mg/kg/day with complete improvement of signs and symptoms.
This report documents hair loss as an uncommon presentation of Kawasaki disease.
