Incomplete Kawasaki disease associated with acute icteric hepatitis and Torque teno virus infection: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limiting vasculitis that primarily affects children under five years of age. Its classic clinical features include prolonged fever, bilateral conjunctival injection, changes in the lips and oral cavity, cervical lymphadenopathy, rash, and extremity changes. Acute jaundice and liver dysfunction are atypical manifestations of KD. Cases in which jaundice is the initial presenting symptom-especially when accompanied by Torque Teno Virus (TTV) infection-are rarely reported.

Case presentation

We describe a 17-month-old boy diagnosed with incomplete Kawasaki disease (IKD), who initially presented with persistent fever, jaundice, and elevated liver enzymes. At disease onset, characteristic mucocutaneous signs of KD were absent. As

SUBMITTER: Liao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12777265 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature