The nonspecific polymorphous rash is seen on the face arms and chest of this 2-year-old boy with acute Kawasaki disease. Lymphadenopathy Anterior cervical lymphadenopathy occurs during the acute phase of the disease, is usually unilateral, and may appear to involve only a single node. However, ...
1. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment, prevention or diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease in an individual, the composition comprising a molecule comprising: (a) CACNA2D3; (b) CAMK2D; (c) KCNIP4; (d) ANGPT1; (e) NAALADL2; (f) ZFHX3; (g) MPHOSPH10; or (h) a modulator of...
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS EXAMPLE 1 Cultures were obtained from the pharynx, axilla, groin and rectum of sixteen patients with untreated, acute KS, and fifteen disease controls with fever and/or rash. The cultures were taken from all patients within 10 days of the onset of il...
There was a fall in his ESR and platelet count. His rash came and went. His liver and splenic enlargement settled with a return to normal of his liver enzymes. Once home, his irritability and fever fluctuated. A few days later, he developed a distressing cough for which he was readmitted...