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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Kawasaki Disease
(mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome)
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Affecting children under the age
of 5, diagnostic criteria include at least 5 days of fever, conjunctival eye
redness without discharge, red-fissured lips, strawberry tongue, red rash, redness
and/or swelling of palms and soles, and lymph nodes in the neck.
Although generally benign and self-limited,
it is associated with coronary artery aneurisms in about 25% of affected children.
Early treatment with high-dose IV gamma-globulin and oral aspirin have been
shown to reduce the incidence of aneurisms.
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