2 publications

• Published Subscription 17 May 2019

  Kawasaki Disease: A Clinical Case with Dramatic Presentation: A Case Report

  By L. Gopichandran, Usha Periyaswamy

  Abstract: We report a rare case of Kawasaki disease in a 3-and-1/2-year-old child admitted in hospital with cardiac manifestation presented with complaint of on-and-off severe irritability, agitation due to chest pain since 20 days, and also had respiratory distress which was noticed just 5 days before admission. Child had no history of cardiac problem had history of fever, duration of about 7 days occurred on-and-off as three episodes over a period …

  Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–13 Read article →

• Published Subscription 25 Jan 2019

  Takayasu Arteritis or Non-specific Aortoarteritis: A Case Report

  By L. Gopichandran, Ankita Sharma

  Abstract: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis (LVV) characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the vessel wall with an unknown etiopathogenesis. This has remained as enigma, since it was diagnosed just one century ago. This inflammatory disease often affects the ascending aorta and aortic arch, causing obstruction of the aorta and its major arteries. It is also termed as pulseless disease because of the frequent occlusion of the large arteries …

  Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 41–52 Read article →