Oral lesions in Kawasaki disease
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is an acute vasculitis of childhood carrying a 1-2 per cent mortality from cardiovascular complications(1). Despite the extensive literature on Kawasaki disease in paediatric journals, there has been a paucity of documentation in the otolaryngology literature. This is despite the fact that Kawasaki disease may present as an otolaryngological emergency before the diagnosis is established. We describe thirty cases of Kawasaki disease in children, few of which presented to the ENT department of this hospital within a period of 9 months. These cases illustrate the slow evolution characteristic of the disease and highlight the difficulties of diagnosis in the initial febrile stage. We emphasize the importance of considering the diagnosis when treating a young child with a pyrexia resistant to antibiotics, as prompt introduction of therapy may decrease the risk of fatal coronary artery or cardiac complication(2). Our study emphasizes mainly on head and neck conditions along with other clinical features of Kawasaki disease,.
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Ankit Kumar Maheshwari, Prerna Mandowara
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