Kawasaki disease with persistent severe psoriatic-like skin manifestations and sudden cardiac death.

Publication date: Sep 01, 2025

This case report describes a 1. 3-year-old infant with an atypical presentation of Kawasaki Disease (KD) following exposure to COVID-19 within the family and positive SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies. The clinical course was marked by significant left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, progressive coronary artery involvement, and complicated by severe dermatologic manifestations including Steven-Johnson-like lesions and psoriatic-like eruptions. Despite initial improvement in cardiac function, the infant developed multiple coronary aneurysms and succumbed to sudden cardiac death. This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in managing atypical KD in the context of COVID-19. We describe the case and review the literature related to the associated severe skin lesions.

Concepts Keywords
Cardiac Aspirin
Cardiol Atypical
Dermatologic Coronary artery aneurysm
Kawasaki IVIG
Old Kawasaki disease
Pediatric vasculitis
Psoriatic-like skin lesion
Steroids
Sudden death
Warfarin

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH Kawasaki disease
disease MESH sudden cardiac death
disease MESH COVID-19
disease MESH clinical course
disease MESH coronary aneurysms
drug DRUGBANK Acetylsalicylic acid
disease MESH aneurysm
drug DRUGBANK Immune Globulin Human
disease MESH vasculitis
disease MESH Sudden death
drug DRUGBANK Warfarin

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