title: Two cases of appendicitis in Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Two cases of appendicitis in Kawasaki disease (KD) are presented. Appendicitis in KD is very rare condition, and only a few cases have been previously reported. This report suggests the need to expand the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sendai National Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*