Kawasaki's disease is a disease of unknown cause. The characteristic clinical features of Kawasaki's disease are fever> or =102 degrees F for> or =5 days accompanied by a bilateral bulbar conjunctivitis/conjunctival suffusion, erythematous rash, cervical adenopathy, pharyngeal erythema, and swelling...
(疹子) and a swollen tongue. It's a brilliant innovation that likely wouldn't have come about if it all weren't so personal.When Xu, a San Diego native, was 5 years old, her parents rushed her kid sister to the hospital.Three-year-old Kate had a fever, reddened eyes, a rash and...
Paediatricians have been looking for the cause of Kawasaki disease for more than 50 years. Many features of Kawasaki disease point to one or more infectious triggers; suggested causes have included common bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even carpet shampoo. And this isn't the first time Kawasaki ...
Kawasaki disease or Kawasaki syndrome (KS) is characterized by a high fever that lasts about five days. Fever is usually accompanied by red eyes, a rash, red lips and tongue and swollen hands, feet and lymph nodes. If only some of these symptoms are present along with a high fever, the...
Kawasaki's disease is a disease of unknown cause. The characteristic clinical features of Kawasaki's disease are fever 鈮 102掳F for 鈮 5 days accompanied by a bilateral bulbar conjunctivitis/conjunctival suffusion, erythematous rash, ce... BA Cunha,FM Pherez,V Alexiadis,... - 《Heart & Lun...
The diagnosis: atypical Kawasaki Disease, an inflammation of the blood vessels that in extreme cases can lead to aneurysms and sudden death. Says Brian: “We didn’t know what we were dealing with until we found his coronary artery three times the size it should be.” ...
Three-year-old Kate had a fever, reddened eyes, a rash and swelling in her hands and tongue. At first the puzzled doctors guessed that she had influenza. But when her condition didn’t improve, the Xus returned to the emergency room, where Kate was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and ...
Kawasaki Disease is an inflammatory process that can affect all blood vessels and result in cardiac complications; particularly coronary artery aneurysms. Patients are typically young children, usually younger than 5 years of age, who initially present with a high fever and nonspecific rash. The ...
Paediatric opinion was obtained and incomplete Kawasaki's disease was suspected due to the patient having a high grade fever of over five days duration with no obvious cause, and three of the five classical criteria namely sore, cracked lips; desquamating rash of the extremities and polymorphous...
Maculopapular rashVasculitisCoronary aneurysmsKawasaki disease is part of a heterogeneous group of low frequency diseases that are characterized by the presence of inflammation and necrosis of the vascular wall, generating various clinical and pathological manifestations, which compromise medium vessels, and...