title: Head and neck manifestations of Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Kawasaki disease, also known as acute infantile febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a self-limited vasculitic disease of infants and young children. The cause of the disease remains uncertain. Within the constellation of signs and symptoms, there are numerous otolaryngologic manifestations. The following represents the largest series of patients in the otolaryngology literature, involving 155 confirmed cases of Kawasaki disease as treated at our institution during the last 10 years. The demographic data, clinical pictures of the typical and atypical forms of the illness, as well as the laboratory values, therapy and complications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Suite B-240, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoskovitch
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Tewfik
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moroz
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009333:Neck; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005719:gamma-Globulins; D001241:Aspirin