Kawasaki's disease: another cause for fever in the pediatric patient.
The case of a four-year-old black male with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki's disease) is presented. The clinical as well as the laboratory criteria for diagnosis are illustrated and corrollated with the corresponding pathologic findings. Recommendations are made for the immediate disposition of patients encountered in the emergency department setting, and an outline for the long-term follow-up of the patient is presented.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*