[Unusually early onset of Kawasaki syndrome with coronary artery aneurysms].
Kawasaki disease is a multisystem illness that has been described throughout the world. It affects children with a peak frequency in the 6-month to 5-year group. Besides the typical clinical findings and specific laboratory changes during the initial phase of acute illness there are obligatory cardiovascular manifestations due to a generalized microvasculitis. Above all the coronary arteritis resulting in the formation of aneurysm may complicate a primarily good prognosis (causing death in 1-2% of the cases). The present case report describes a coronary artery involvement in a young 1 1/2-month-old infant with Kawasaki disease.
Schulz
R
R
Abteilung Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Universitäts-Kinderklinik und Poliklinik, Göttingen.
Vogt
J
J
Lüders
D
D
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*
Ungewöhnlich frühes Auftreten eines Kawasaki-Syndroms mit Koronararterien-Aneurysma.