[Clinical and therapeutic aspects of Kawasaki disease. Clinical contribution]. / Aspetti clinico-terapeutici della malattia di Kawasaki. Contributo clinico.

ABSTRACT

Four subjects, three males and one female, suffering from Kawasaki disease, were studied clinically, immunologically and instrumentally since from the early stages of the disease through 6-10 months. According to data reported in the literature, all the patients showed marked immunological disorders. Microaneurysms of coronary vessels were detected by echocardiography in one of the patients; such finding, constantly present through the follow-up, did not have any clinical and/or electrocardiographic correlate. Moreover, it is worth recording the rapid remission in all subjects of the principal clinical and humoral systems following the treatment with ASA + high dosage Ig given via intravenous.