A 2-year-old female is brought into the ER with a high fever of 103.1℉ (39.5℃), it has been ongoing for 4 days. Her vital signs

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A 2-year-old female is brought into the ER with a high fever of 103.1℉ (39.5℃), it has been ongoing for 4 days. Her vital signs

are a heart rate of 140, respiratory rate of 37, a blood pressure of 95/45, and an SP02 of 93%. The child also presents with cracked lips, rash on the abdomen, red eyes, swollen tongue, red and swollen palms, and throat pain. After running a strep test it comes back negative. A CBC shows a high white blood count, low hemoglobin, and B-type natriuretic peptide. A urinalysis shows filamin C and meprin C. After running an EKG (ECG) it shows arrhythmias and an echocardiogram shows coronary artery dilation. What is the diagnosis?
A. Coronary Artery Disease
B. Strep Throat
C. Valve regurgitation
D. Kawasaki disease
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kogti [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-04T00:44:35+03:00

kogti [31]2 years ago

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Answer: I would say Kawasaki disease

Explanation:

Kawasaki disease is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly only effects children under 5 years of age, hope this helps