[Kawasaki disease in children and adolescents]. / Kawasaki-Erkrankung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen.
Z Rheumatol
; 70(10): 838-43, 2011 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. The diagnostic criteria are fulfilled with fever of unknown origin and 4 of the following 5 criteria bilateral conjunctival injection, cervical lymphadenopathy, polymorphous rash, oral mucous membrane changes (injected lips, strawberry tongue) and peripheral extremity changes (erythema, edema, desquamation). If less than 4 criteria are found incomplete KD can be diagnosed. The therapy is 2 g/kg body weight single dose intravenous immunoglobulin and acetylsalicylic acid (ASS). In the long-term follow-up the main focus is on the coronary arteries because coronary changes play a key role in the intensity of long-term management. There is some evidence that KD is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in adults.
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2011
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