Subdural effusion in the acute stage of Kawasaki disease (Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome).
A 6-month-old girl with complications of subdural effusions at the acute stage of Kawasaki disease is reported. Based on the pathology of Kawasaki disease and considering the possibility of systemic vasculitis, the subdural effusions were assumed to be attributable to vasculitis involving the dura mater.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Japan.
D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000209:etiology; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed