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[PubMed] [Google Scholar] 2. fever has subsided before 5th day in response to therapy), bilateral conjunctival congestion, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, acute non-purulent cervical lymphadenopathy, polymorphous exanthema and changes of peripheral extremities in the form of reddening, oedema of palms and soles and membranous desquamation from the fingertips. Typical KD is diagnosed when the patients have at least five of the above six major findings (or four findings in addition to fever). Atypical KD is diagnosed when patients have a fever for 5 days but have less than four major findings if coronary artery disease was detected by either two-dimensional echocardiography or coronary angiography. CASE REPORT Case 1 A 6-year-old boy, previously BCR-ABL-IN-1 well, presented to the Emergency Department with fever and rash for 18 days. Fever was high grade, intermittent and not associated with rigors or convulsions, and it was temporarily relieved by paracetamol. The condition…

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