Typical Kawasaki disease

Typical Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) was first described in Japan in 1967 by Tomisaku Kawasaki [1]. It is an acute, systemic, self-limited vasculitis, whose targets are medium diameter vessels in each organ and apparatus. It is a vasculitis of unknown aetiology, probably multifactorial, that occurs predominantly in infants and young children. The most important complications are coronary arteries aneurysms or...

COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease: Kawasaki-Like Disease Case Report in Iran

During the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, children are less affected than adults, and underlying conditions and older age are associated with severe disease. Following the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, outbreaks of cases with Kawasaki-like disease and a few others with the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children related to COVID-19 (MIS-C) have been reported. Here, we report a two-y...

Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Acute Clinical Hepatitis

Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis of children. Among gastrointestinal symptoms of this disease jaundice occurs uncommonly. We present a 23 month boy with icter and clinical hepatitis and final diagnosis of kawasaki disease.

Kawasaki Disease in Children: A Case Report.

SUMMARY: Kawasaki is an acute multisystemic disease affecting Predominantly. Children below 4 years of age. Having a Self- limited Course, it often Presents as Vasculitis. The Principal Complications are Stomatitis, conjunctivitis. Lymphadenopathy, Skin rashes as well as involvment of cardiovascular, alimentary and nervous system. In this article we report the First case of Kawasaki Disease ...

Kawasaki disease