Avascular necrosis of the femoral head associated with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
A 1-year-8-month-old boy with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease) complained of left hip pain. Radiographic examination revealed avascular necrosis of the femoral head. We suspect that arteritis, aneurysm, or subsequent thrombosis, which are histopathologically the main lesions in mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, may induce ischemic changes in the femoral head.
D005270:Femur Head / Q000098:blood supply; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006615:Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography