title: Kawasaki disease in an adult Trinidadian male.
abstract: Since Kawasaki in 1967 described the first case of mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome which presented as an acute febrile illness in young children, the syndrome has occasionally been reported in adults in the U.S.A. The present communication describes the first adult case reported from the West Indies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vincente
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001510:Bed Rest; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D000667:Ampicillin; D001241:Aspirin