International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, ISSN 1927-1255 print, 1927-1263 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 2-3, October 2015, pages 158-161

Clinical Significance of Bacille Calmette-Guerin Inoculation Site Erythema in Incomplete Kawasaki Disease

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Left: the disappearance of the erythema around the BCG inoculation site 36 h following the administration of IVIG. Right: the erythema around the BCG inoculation site on admission (before the administration of IVIG).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Two-dimensional departmental echocardiograph showing the mild dilatation of the right coronary artery (ectasia).

Tables

Table 1. Blood Work-Up Results of the 8-Month-Old Boy in the Current Case Report
 
WCC: white cell count; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.
Complete blood count
  WCC11.4 × 109/L
  Hemoglobin112 g/L
  Hematocrit0.338 L/L
  Platelets286 × 109/L
ESR88 mm/h
Urea and electrolytes
  BUN4.8 mmol/L
  Creatinine22 μmol/L
  Potassium5.18 mmol/L
  Sodium140 mmol/L
  Chloride105 mmol/L
  Bicarbonate23 mmol/L
Random serum glucose5.8 mmol/L
Serum albumin and calcium
  Albumin32.2 g/L
  Corrected calcium2.57 mmol/L
Liver enzymes and bilirubin
  AST24 IU/L
  ALT18 IU/L
  ALP163 IU/L
  Total bilirubin6.2 μmol/L

 

Table 2. Urine Work-Up Results of the 8-Month-Old Boy in the Current Case Report
 
HPF: high power field.
NitrateNegative
Protein0.25 g/L
Ketones1.5 mmol/L
Red blood cells150 - 180 cells/HPF
White blood cells< 200 cells/HPF