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Abducens nerve palsy in a girl with incomplete Kawasaki disease

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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that can involve the nervous system, including the cranial nerves. Central nervous system findings, especially irritability, lethargy, and aseptic meningitis, occur in 1–30 % of KD patients (1). Cranial nerve palsies are seen rarely, and abducens nerve palsy has been reported in only three children. We describe a 2.5-year-old girl with incomplete KD who developed transient abducens nerve palsy after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment.

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Abbreviations

ANP:

Abducens nerve palsy

KD:

Kawasaki disease

IV:

Intravenous

IVIG:

Intravenous immunoglobulin

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

WBC:

White blood cell

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  1. Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Alaeddin Keykubat Campus, 42075, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey

    Melike Emiroglu & Gulsum Alkan

  2. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey

    Ayse Kartal

  3. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey

    Derya Cimen

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Emiroglu, M., Alkan, G., Kartal, A. et al. Abducens nerve palsy in a girl with incomplete Kawasaki disease. Rheumatol Int 36, 1181–1183 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3515-2

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