Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limited vasculitis of childhood that is characterized by fever, bilateral non exudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral mucosa, changes in the extremities, rash, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Coronary artery aneurysms or ectasia develop in 15% to 25% of untreated children and may lead to ischemic heart disease or sudden death. We report a 3 years old female presented with high and persistent fever for 1-4 weeks & pericardial effusion, not

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... responsive to treatment with paracetamol or antibiotics and diagnosed as Kawasaki disease, referred for Multi detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) evaluation.