Disease Information for Kawasaki disease

Synonyms:

Act febr muccut lymph node syn, Acute febrile MCLS, Acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (disorder), Acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MCLS), Disease Kawasaki, INFANTILE POLYARTERITIS, INFANTILE POLYARTERITIS NODOSA, Kawasaki, KAWASAKI DIS, KAWASAKI DISEASE, Kawasaki syndrome, Kawasaki's disease, Kawasaki's syndrome, KD, Lymph Node Syndrome Mucocutaneous, MCLS, MLNS, Mucocutaneous lymph node syndr, MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME, Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki), syndrome mucocutaneous lymph node

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Definition:

An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children; The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ocular conjunctivae, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, protuberance of tongue papillae, and edema or erythema of the extremities; an immune Polyarteritis occurs with myocardial infarction and cerebral ischemia; likely a post-infectious process with auto-immune features; Steroids and antibiotics do NOT help but high dose gamma globulin infusion often does-----------[NORD 2005]--------------------------------------Kawasaki Disease is an illness that involves the skin, mouth, and lymph nodes, and typically affects children who are under the age of 5; he cause of Kawasaki Disease is unknown, but if the symptoms are recognized early, kids with the disease can fully recover within a few days; if it goes untreated, it can lead to serious complications that can involve the heart; Kawasaki disease occurs in 19 out of every 100,000 kids in the United States; it is most common among children of Japanese and Korean descent, but the illness can affect all ethnic groups; presentation typically include a fever that lasts for at least 5 days, red eyes, a body rash and severely-chapped lips and mouth;

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