Mucocutaneous lymph-node syndrome (Kawasaki disease): probable soluble-complex disorder.

[Kawasaki disease (mucocotaneous lymph node syndrome)].

Diagnostic criteria • Fever (generally ≥39.5°C) of unknown origin for ≥5d • And 4 from 5 of: o Lip & oral changes (lip fissures, pharyngitis, strawberry tongue) [90%] o Bilateral dry bulbar conjuctivitis (with limbic sparing) [85%] o Polymorphous rash (trunk, perineum, limbs) [80%] o Extremity changes (redness/swelling/later desquamation) [75%] o Cervical lymph nodes >1.5cm (usually unilateral)...

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease). A report of 2 cases.

Two cases of Kawasaki disease, both with cardiac involvement, are reported in South African children and the diagnostic problems are discussed. In patient 1 an ECG showed the development of an inferior myocardial infarction, and in patient 2 on aneurysm of the left coronary artery was found at postmortem examination.

Adult-onset Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) and concurrent Coxsackievirus A4 infection: a case report

INTRODUCTION Kawasaki disease (KD) most commonly develops in infants, although its specific cause is still unclear. We report here a rare case of adult-onset KD which revealed to be concurrently infected by Coxsackievirus A4. CASE PRESENTATION The patient was a 37-year-old Japanese man who presented with fever, exanthema, changes in the peripheral extremities, bilateral non-exudative conjunct...

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome in two siblings.

Unstable angina in a patient with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

An 11-year-old boy with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, who later developed an acute anteroseptal infarction and unstable angina, is presented. Anginal attacks were shown by 24-hour long-term ambulatory electrocardiographic recording. He was shown to have multiple coronary aneurysms with thrombi, and underwent a successful aorto-coronary bypass.