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Considering its unusual initial presentation, a delay in diagnosis and treatment increases the risk of coronary artery complications. Herein, we report the case of a 9-year-old female with fever and neck mass that rapidly deteriorated to shock status. A diagnosis of KD was made after the signs and symptoms fulfilled the principal diagnostic criteria. The patient\u2019s heart failure and blood pressure improved dramatically after a single dose of intravenous immunoglobulin. This case reminds us that NFKD could be the initial manifestation of KDSS, which is a potentially fatal condition. We review the literature to identify the overlapping characteristics of NFKD and KDSS, and to highlight the importance of early recognition of atypical KD regardless of age. We conclude that unusually high C-reactive protein, neutrophilia, and thrombocytopenia serve as supplemental laboratory indicators for early identification of KDSS in patients with NFKD.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children9010056","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,3]],"date-time":"2022-01-03T22:51:50Z","timestamp":1641250310000},"page":"56","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Kawasaki Shock Syndrome with Initial Presentation as Neck lymphadenitis: A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Yi-Ting","family":"Cheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yu-Shin","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jainn-Jim","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hung-Tao","family":"Chung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4351-8953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yhu-Chering","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8841-0108","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kuan-Wen","family":"Su","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"184","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmii.2016.06.004","article-title":"Characteristics of children with Kawasaki disease requiring intensive care: 10 years\u2019 experience at a tertiary pediatric hospital","volume":"51","author":"Kuo","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. 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