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GIANT CORONARY ANEURYSM IN A 6 WEEK OLD INFANT, AN UNUSUAL FINDING?
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  • Jorge Palacios Argueta,
  • Judith Sanchez Manubens,
  • Flavio Zuccarino,
  • Silvia Teodoro Marin,
  • Fredy Prada Martinez
Jorge Palacios Argueta
Consorcio Corporacion Sanitaria Parc Tauli

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Judith Sanchez Manubens
Consorcio Corporacion Sanitaria Parc Tauli
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Flavio Zuccarino
Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
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Silvia Teodoro Marin
Consorcio Corporacion Sanitaria Parc Tauli
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Fredy Prada Martinez
Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
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Abstract

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited vasculitis with significant morbidity and even mortality if not treated early. The diagnosis and timely treatment in children younger than 3 months is challenging, most of them have an incomplete or atypical presentation. Coronary artery abnormalities are frequent in this type of patients. We present a 6-week-old female infant with Kawasaki disease who developed a giant coronary aneurysm. The timely diagnosis and promptly treatment as well as the echocardiographic and multimodality follow-up allowed us to improve our clinical approach and management.
08 Apr 2021Submitted to Echocardiography
13 May 2021Submission Checks Completed
13 May 2021Assigned to Editor
11 Jun 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
21 Jun 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
21 Jun 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
03 Aug 20211st Revision Received
05 Aug 2021Assigned to Editor
05 Aug 2021Submission Checks Completed
09 Aug 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
22 Aug 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
13 Sep 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
30 Sep 20212nd Revision Received
30 Sep 2021Submission Checks Completed
30 Sep 2021Assigned to Editor
30 Sep 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
17 Oct 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
21 Oct 2021Editorial Decision: Accept