Kawasaki disease: systemic features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Kawasaki disease: systemic features. This is an acute febrile systemic vasculitis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- This is an acute febrile systemic vasculitis
- It is possibly of infective aetiology
- It is IgA mediated
- ITPKC is a possible susceptibility gene
- It has been associated with SARS-Cov-2 (COVID) infection
Epidemiology
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Diagnostic features
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Clinical phases
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Constitutional features
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Cardiac features
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Dermatological features
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Gastrointestinal features
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Ophthalmic features
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Other features
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Synonym
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References
- Rowley AH, Shulman ST. Recent advances in the understanding and management of Kawasaki disease. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2010; 12:96-102.
- Kim DS. Kawasaki disease. Yonsei Med J 2006; 47:759-772.
- Rowley AH, Shulman ST. Pathogenesis and management of Kawasaki disease. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2010; 8:197-203.
- Godfred-Cato S, Bryant B, Leung J, et al. COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children - United States, March-July 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020; 69:1074-1080.
- Ahmed M, Advani S, Moreira A, et al. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a systematic review. EClinicalMedicine 2020 (Online ahead of print).
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