title: Kawasaki disease--case reports and review of literature.
abstract: Three cases of Kawasaki disease are described. One had coronary aneurysms detected by 2D Echogram. The pathogenesis and aetiology of Kawasaki disease are still unknown. Kawasaki disease is a clinical diagnosis made by exclusion and occurs mainly in infants and young children below the age of 5 years. Fever and at least 3 of the other 4 frequent features are essential for diagnosis. Acute cardiovascular complications vary from 30-60%, being mainly coronary artery aneurysms and thrombosis. Mortality rate is 1-2%. Aspirin is presently used.
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012846:Singapore