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Kawasaki
Kawasaki
DISEASE
DEFINITION ICD 10
M30.3
acute
self limited
multisystemic vasculitis
unknown origin (idiopathic)
mucutaneous lymph syndrome
EPIDEMIOLOGY
6 months - 5 y.o
: = 1.5:1
recurrence <2%
rare in siblings
person to person transmission is not
documented
mostly in winter & spring
RISK FACTOR
no treatment with IVIG
male gender < 1 y.o
long duration of fever (>10 days)
haemoglobin < 10 mg/dL
platelet count
albumin level
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
STRAWBERRY
TONGUE &
RASH
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS
INCOMPLETE
KAWASAKI
DISEASE
DDx
Measles
Scarlet fever
Drug reactions
Steven-Johnson Syndrome
Other viral exanthema
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Toxic shock syndrome
Bacterial cervical lymphadenitis
Juvenile rheumatoid artheitis
Leptospirosis
Imaging Studies
Echocardiography subclinical
pericardial effusion
Metylprednisolone IV
if resistant to IVIG
Aspirin
80-100 mg / kgBB / day p.o.
Chronic treatment
Aspirin Echocardiogram Clopidogrel