title: A case of guttate psoriasis following Kawasaki disease.
abstract: We report a case of guttate psoriasis following Kawasaki disease, in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus demonstrated in a throat swab. We suggest that preceding staphylococcal infection can play a key role in the pathogenesis of some cases of guttate psoriasis, possibly by the production of superantigens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Poongnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-040, Korea.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology; D018089:Superantigens / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D018089:Superantigens