Anterior uveitis as the initial sign of adult Kawasaki syndrome (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome).
OBJECTIVE
To report anterior uveitis as the initial sign of adult Kawasaki syndrome (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome).


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
Kawasaki syndrome was diagnosed in an 18-year-old woman with reduction of vision caused by anterior uveitis, fever, erythemateous cutaneous rash, conjunctival injection, and cervical lymph adenopathy, after medical examination including serologic tests. Aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin were given, resulting in improvement of the condition.


CONCLUSIONS
Slit-lamp examination should be useful in the evaluation of patients with suspected Kawasaki syndrome, differentiating this condition from streptococcal and staphylococcal toxin-mediated diseases, viral infections, and drug reactions, not commonly associated with anterior uveitis.
Bachmeyer
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Département de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Laënnec, Creil, France.
Turc
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Y
Curan
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D
Duval-Arnould
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology