Meningococcal Group A Sepsis Associated With Rare Manifestations and Complicated by Kawasaki-Like Disease

Abstract

Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A septicemia and the development of Kawasaki disease in a 10-month-old male infant are described. The patient also experienced a number of primary/septic manifestations as consequences of the direct infectious assault and secondary/hypersensitivity immune-mediated complications. The present observation indicates an etiological relationship between invasive meningococcal infection group A and Kawasaki disease, an association in favor of superantigen-induced theory for the latter occurrence.

Case of concurrent influenza A and Kawasaki disease

“…Failing to consider KD could miss the possibility to prevent morbidity through timely treatment. Clearly these cases [9,10] demonstrate that influenza, especially when epidemic, may be confused with KD.…”