A Case of Kawasaki Disease of Five Recurrences During 4 Years.
- Author:
Jeong Woo RYU
1
;
Dong Soo KIM
;
Jong Kyun LEE
;
Jun Hee SUL
;
Sung Kyu LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kawasaki disease;
Recurrence
- MeSH:
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Exanthema;
Extremities;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Infant;
Lip;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Mouth;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*;
Recurrence*
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1997;40(9):1293-1296
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Kawasaki disease is an acute illness of early childhood, especially less than 5 years of age, characterized by prolonged fever (>5 days), changes of lips and oral cavity, changes of peripheral extremities, polymorphous skin rash, bilateral conjunctival congestion and acute nonpurulent cervical lymphadenopathy. Usually, the recurrence of Kawasaki disease is not frequent. It is thought that the factors in recurrence of Kawasaki disease was sex, age and IV gammaglobulin. We have experienced the first attack of Kawasaki disease at 18 months-old female who had 5 recurrences during 4 years.
