Tell-tale diaper rash in Kawasaki syndrome.
We have presented three patients in whom a striking desquamating perineal rash developed within the first five days of a febrile illness. Such a rash should raise the suspicion for Kawasaki syndrome even when all criteria are not present.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003963:Diaper Rash / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*