Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome (Kawasaki's disease)

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.

Plasma fibronectin concentrations in mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Plasma fibronectin concentrations were measured in 41 patients suffering from mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MCLS, Kawasaki disease). Plasma fibronectin concentrations were decreased significantly in the early days of the disease, but increased gradually and reached significantly high concentrations by the fourth week of the disease. In nine of the 41 patients, coronary involvement was foun...

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...