Uvulitis and supraglottitis: early manifestations of Kawasaki disease.
Two children with Kawasaki disease initially had upper respiratory tract manifestations. The first was admitted with a diagnosis of uvulitis; in the second the clinical picture was characterized by supraglottic involvement, confirmed by direct laryngoscopic examination.
Kazi
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Department of Pediatrics, Ste-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Gauthier
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M
Lebel
M H
MH
Farrell
C A
CA
Lacroix
J
J
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014609:Uvula