CASE REPORT article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1675460
Kawasaki disease complicated with shock syndrome, macrophage activation syndrome in children: A case report
Provisionally accepted
- 1Bengbu First People's Hospital, Bengbu, China
- 2Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limited vasculitis of unknown etiology. Clinically, a small proportion of patients may develop shock syndrome or macrophage activation syndrome (MAS); however, KD shock syndrome (KDSS) complicated with MAS is extremely rare. This article provides a detailed report on the clinical diagnosis and treatment course of a child with KD complicated by KDSS and MAS.
Keywords: kawasaki disease, Kawasaki disease shock syndrome, Macrophage Activation Syndrome, Casereport, Giant coronary artery aneurysm
Received: 29 Jul 2025; Accepted: 25 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Shu, Sun, Li, Wang, Dong, Qi and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Fang Liu, liufang@fudan.edu.cn
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