Three cases of atypical Kawasaki disease with coronary aneurysm.
- Author:
Min Young PARK
;
Kwang Sun HAN
;
Sung Yoon CHO
;
Byoung Soo CHO
;
Sung Ho CHA
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Atypical dawasaki disease;
Coronary aneurysm
- MeSH:
Coronary Aneurysm*;
Coronary Vessels;
Echocardiography;
Exanthema;
Extremities;
Fever;
Humans;
Infant;
Lip;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Mouth;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1993;36(9):1315-1319
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Kawasaki disease is described by fever lasting five days or more, bilateral conjunctival injection, changes of lips and oral cavity, polymorphous exanthema, acute non-purulent cervical lymphadenopathy, and changes of extremities. Atypical Kawasaki disease is defined as fewer than 4 of 6 criteria described above including coronary artery abnormalities. Especially, atypical clinical manifestations of Kawasaki disease appear in infants younger than 6 months old of age. Thus we recommend echocardiography in early infancy who has prolonged fever in order to diagnose atypical Kawasaki disease and treat early. We have experienced three cases of atypical Kawasaki disease with coronary aneurysm who were admitted because of fever and revealed coronary aneurysm on echocardiography.
