Abstract:Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis which affects medium-sized arteries. Although diagnostic and classification criteria exist, differentiation from other diseases can be difficult.Case Presentation: We present a 3-year old patient with a diagnosis of complete KD with positivity for urine-PCR on leptospirosis. In our patient conjunctivitis, rash, fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, palmar swelling, exanthema were seen, indicating all criteria for complete KD. After 2 weeks periungual desqua… Show more
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