Skip to main content

Table 2 Demographic parameters and clinical presentations of patients who had pulmonary involvement associated with Kawasaki disease

From: Pleural effusion as an atypical presentation of Kawasaki disease: a case report and review of the literature

Authors, year, reference number

Patients (n)

Sex

Age at onset of disease (months)

Initial symptoms

Fever duration (days)

Chest X-ray findings

Singh et al., 2018, [6]

11

F, 6 a;

M, 5 a

30 b

Fever, cough, tachypnea

14.1 b

Consolidation,11 a; pleural effusion,6 a;

empyema, 3 a; pneumothorax, 2 a

Alhammadi and Hendaus, 2013, [12]

1

F

36

Fever, cough, sore throat

18

Consolidation, pleural effusion

Lee et al., 2011, [11]

54

NA

NA

NA

NA

Reticulonodular,17 a; opacification, 34 a; consolidation, 12 a; pleural effusion, 5 a

diffuse interstitial, 5 a; atelectasis, 2 a;

Lee et al., 2010, [14]

1

M

22

Fever, cough, rhinorrhea

6

Infiltration, pleural effusion

Falcini et al., 2009, [15]

1

F

30

Fever, cough,

12

Pleural effusion

Elizabeth et al., 2007, [16]

1

F

36

Fever, gum bleeding

21

Pleural effusion

Yavuz et al., 2007, [17]

1

M

11

Fever, pharyngeal erythema, dyspnea

> 5

Pleural effusion

Sittiwangkul and Pongprot, 2004, [13]

1

F

11

Fever, jaundice, diarrhea, dyspnea

15

Pleural effusion

de Magalhães et al., 2012, [21]

1

F

3

Fever

10

Infiltration

Hamada et al., 2005, [18]

1

F

60

Fever, abdominal pain, knee joint pain

15

Pleural effusion

D'Souza et al., 2006, [20]

1

M

5

Fever, diarrhea, dyspnea

7

Pleural effusion

 Case 1

1

M

8

Fever, sore throat

8

Consolidation

 Case 2

1

F

11

Febrile seizure, sore throat, cough

14

Consolidation

 Case 3

1

F

23

Fever, cough

10

Consolidation

Freeman et al., 2003, [23]

 Case 1

1

M

4

Fever, cough, rash

21

NA

 Case 2

1

M

6

Fever

60

Normal;

thorax CT, pulmonary nodule

 Case 3

1

NA

5

Fever cough, rash

4

Infiltration, multiple pulmonary nodules

Kobayashi et al., 2006, [24]

 Case 1

1

F

24

Fever, cracked lips, rash

5

Infiltration, pleural effusion

 Case 2

1

F

24

Fever, cough, nasal discharge

4

Atelectasis

Vaidya et al., 2017, [8]

1

F

3

Fever, rash, dyspnea

32

Hydropneumothorax, consolidation, pneumatoceles

Akagi et al., 2017, [19]

 Case 1

1

F

4

Fever, erythema of the lips, rash

NA

NA;

thorax MRI, bilateral multiple

pulmonary nodules

 Case 2

1

F

5

Fever, erythema of the lips, rash

9

Infiltration;

thorax CT, bilateral pulmonary nodules

  1. aNumber of the patients who had noted findings
  2. bValues are expressed as mean for 11 patients
  3. CT computed tomography, F female, M male, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NA not available