Abstract

Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile vasculitis of childhood in which untreated cases develop severe coronary artery complications. Acute gallbladder hydrops and liver abdominal involvement occur occasionally as minor manifestation of Kawasaki disease. Herein, Kawasaki disease presenting with hydrops of the gallbladder without calculi was reported in a 6-year-old boy. With further examination and laboratory pointed out Kawasaki disease in the patient. Kawasaki disease should be considered in differential diagnosis in children with gallbladder hydrops, abdominal pain and fever of unknown etiology, even if all the diagnostic criteria have not appeared.

Keywords: Kawasaki disease, Hydrops, Gallbladder

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Cankorkmaz L, Atalar M. A Rare Presentation of Kawasaki Disease: Gall Bladder Hydrops and Review of the Literature. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 7 [cited 2025 May 24];16(4):346-8. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/878