Kawasaki disease in infants.
10.3345/kjp.2013.56.9.377
- Author:
Jung Sook YEOM
1
;
Hyang Ok WOO
;
Ji Sook PARK
;
Eun Sil PARK
;
Ji Hyun SEO
;
Hee Shang YOUN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. howoo@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Kawasaki disease;
Diagnosis;
Infant
- MeSH:
Child;
Coronary Vessels;
Heart Diseases;
Humans;
Infant;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2013;56(9):377-382
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness that is the predominant cause of pediatric acquired heart disease in infants and young children. Because the diagnosis of KD depends on clinical manifestations, incomplete cases are difficult to diagnose, especially in infants younger than 1 year. Incomplete clinical manifestations in infants are related with the development of KD-associated coronary artery abnormalities. Because the diagnosis of infantile KD is difficult and complications are numerous, early suspicion and evaluation are necessary.
