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Kawasaki disease presenting as focal colitis

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Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) typically presents with fever, rash lymphadenitis, and mucositis. The colon is rarely involved and, to date, colitis has not been described as the presenting symptom. We report the imaging findings of a child with Kawasaki disease who presented with fever and focal left colitis.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, 1001 Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, Atlanta, USA

    C. J. Chung & S. Rayder

  2. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    W. Meyers

  3. Department of Pediatric Infections Disease, Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    J. Long

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Chung, C.J., Rayder, S., Meyers, W. et al. Kawasaki disease presenting as focal colitis. Pediatr Radiol 26, 455–457 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01377200

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