Kawasaki disease in the adult: a case report and review of the literature

Kawasaki disease, predominantly a disease of childhood, includes such symptoms as acute vasculitis, mucosal inflammation, rash, cervical adenopathy, and edema. Its most severe forms are associated with coronary artery aneurysms. We report a rare case of this disease in an asymptomatic adult and revi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Texas Heart Institute journal 2004, Vol.31 (2), p.160-164
Hauptverfasser:	Rozo, Juan Carlos, Jefferies, John L, Eidem, Benjamin W, Cook, Patrick J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aortic Aneurysm - complications Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis Case Reports Coronary Angiography Diagnosis, Differential Electrocardiography Humans Male Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - epidemiology Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - physiopathology Prognosis Tomography, Emission-Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Kawasaki disease, predominantly a disease of childhood, includes such symptoms as acute vasculitis, mucosal inflammation, rash, cervical adenopathy, and edema. Its most severe forms are associated with coronary artery aneurysms. We report a rare case of this disease in an asymptomatic adult and review its epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
ISSN:	0730-2347