Recurrent fever syndromes in patients after recovery from Kawasaki syndrome

Pediatrics. 2011 Feb;127(2):e489-93. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1218. Epub 2011 Jan 10.

Abstract

The recurrence of fever in a child with a history of Kawasaki syndrome (KS) poses a dilemma for clinicians who must consider the possibility of recurrent KS. In this report we present the cases of 4 patients who presented with classical symptoms of KS, were successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin, and later experienced a reappearance of inflammatory symptoms in a pattern consistent with a recurrent fever syndrome. The association of these syndromes within the same patient suggests that some patients may have a genetic propensity toward altered immune responses and autoinflammatory syndromes. We propose that these 2 syndromes exist within a family of febrile disorders related to innate immune dysregulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Fever / diagnosis*
  • Fever / drug therapy
  • Fever / etiology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / administration & dosage
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Recovery of Function* / drug effects
  • Recovery of Function* / physiology
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous