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(A) A tiny patent ductus arteriosus incidentally found during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease (white arrow). (B) no patent ductus arteriosus found one month after two courses of intravenous immunoglobulin.
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When performing echocardiography, a tiny patent ductus arteriosus was incidentally found (Figure 1A). One month after the acute episode, follow up echocardiography showed that the patent ductus arteriosus had closed spontaneously (Figure 1B).