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Definition / general | Treatment | Microscopic (histologic) description | Additional referencesCite this page: DePond WD. Kawasaki disease. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lymphnodeskawasaki.html. Accessed April 19th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
- Febrile disorder of unknown etiology usually affecting children
- High incidence (39 per 100K children below age 5) in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Med J 2005;11:331)
- Fever, pharyngitis and conjunctivitis, erythematous skin rashes, cervical adenopathy (25%); also arthritis (40%), coronary arteritis with persistent damage (15 - 25%) which may cause death
Treatment
- IV gamma globulin, high dose aspirin
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Fibrin thrombin in smaller vessels with patchy infarcts (Am J Surg Pathol 1982;6:493)
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