Leading cause of childhood-acquired heart disease in developed countries Vasculitis is most severe in medium-sized arteries Acute cardiac sequelae: Coronary artery aneurysm: Often leads to stenosis after healing Giant aneurysm: May rupture Myocarditis PericarditisStages...
Kawasaki disease is an uncommon illness that mainly strikes young children. It is characterized by a high fever of at least 5 days' duration together with at least four of the following five symptoms and signs that occur in the acute phase: Inflammation with reddening of the whites (conjunctiva...
Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis of unknown cause first described in Japan in 1967. It affects children younger than 10 years, predominantly those younger than 3 years. Children of Asian ancestry are more commonly affected than white children. The diagnosis is made when 4 of the...
usually unilateral lymphadenopathy Illness not explained by other known disease process 必备条件:原因不明的发热至少持续5天以上其他:应具备下列5项体征中的4项非渗出性球结膜充血口腔咽部改变四肢末端变化多形性皮疹急性期非化脓性颈淋巴结肿大如果临床体征少于上述4项,但明确有冠状动脉病变,仍可确诊为川崎病皮肤...
Coronary complications in KD are the most common acquired heart disease in children, yet the diagnosis of KD still depends on the clinical diagnostic criteria. Glossy red lips and conjunctival injection are characteristic signs enabling pediatricians to make the initial diagnosis of KD...
Kawasaki disease is more common in children from northeast Asia, especially Japan and Korea. This also suggests there may be a genetic cause. There's no single test to diagnose Kawasaki disease, but there are some key signs that suggest a child may have this condition. ...
Early diagnosis of Kawasaki (KD) disease is critical to promptly initiate treatment and avoid cardiac complications. All children have fever accompanied by clinical signs with 4 of the 5 classific criteria for complete KD being mucocutaneous, thus creating an important role for dermatologists. More...
Criteria for the Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease Fever for more than 5 days (4 days if treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin eradicates fever) plus at least four of the following clinical signs not explained by another disease process: This vasculitis bears the name Kawasaki disease because of the...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited vasculitis, mainly affecting children younger than 5 years old, with accompanying fever and signs of mucocutaneous inflammation. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the standard treatment for KD; however, ~15% of patients are resistant to IVIG ...
根据第二段EllenXu'sinventionscans a photographofthechildandlooksfortelltalesigns(表现) ofKawasakidisease,suchasrashes (疹子) and a swollentongue.(EllenXu的发明扫描孩子的照片,寻找川崎病的迹象,比如皮疹和舌头肿胀。)可知,川崎病的症状包括皮肤上出现红点,故选D。(2)细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Itwasa...