Real-time cross-sectional echocardiographic studies revealed the presence of coronary artery aneurysms in five patients with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. These lesions appeared as circular echo-free spaces with clearly-defined borders in sites corresponding to angiographically proven aneurysms. In 15 normal subjects who were studied only by noninvasive methods, and in 17 who had normal co...

Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node (MCLS) is an acute, febrile, systemic illness characterized by inflammation (necrotizing vasculitis) of the small and medium-sized arteries. In addition, present in many organs. The cause unknown; infectious origin suspected, favored a hereditary basis.