title: Pustulo-vesicular skin eruption in a child with probable Kawasaki disease.
abstract: We report the association of painful pustulo-vesicular skin rash with Kawasaki disease. The initial clinical presentation of our patient mimicked chickenpox infection, and the diagnosis was based on the characteristic clinicopathological features and the exclusion of other causes of pustulo-vesicular eruption.
authors: Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kwai Chung, Kowloon, Hong Kong. kwanyw@netvigator.com
authors: Yat-Wah
authors: YW
authors: Kwan
authors: Chi-Wai
authors: CW
authors: Leung
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology