title: Recurrent Kawasaki disease-like syndrome in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: A review of Kawasaki disease (KD)-like syndromes (KDLS) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) raised the question whether vasculitis in children and KDLS in immunocompromised adults might be etiologically related. We describe a 42-year-old white man with AIDS and Kaposi sarcoma who presented with KDLS, which was diagnosed on the basis of clinical criteria for KD. Analysis of a conjunctival tissue sample revealed endothelial cell damage with fibrin deposition and infiltration of immunoglobulin A-secreting plasma cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA. jblanchard@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: Henry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Letendre
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: Chisato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Jane C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor