title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a child with Kawasaki disease.
abstract: This report presents a case of classic Kawasaki disease with progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome. The severity of the patient's pulmonary disease led clinicians to suspect toxic shock syndrome. Clinicians need to be aware that pulmonary manifestations of Kawasaki disease can include acute respiratory distress syndrome.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. apalmer@ped.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: April Lynne
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: J Clinton
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000209:etiology; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous