Kawasaki disease onset during concomitant infections with varicella zoster and Epstein-Barr virus.
Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects preschool-aged children. It has a predilection to coronary arteries, and its precise etiology is still unknown. Many infectious agents, including viruses and bacteria, have been suggested as potential causes of the disease. Here, we report a patient who met the diagnostic criteria of Kawasaki disease during concomitant Epstein-Barr virus and varicella-zoster virus infections, and we discuss the possible roles of these viruses in etiology.
Turkay
Sadi
S
Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Odemis
Ender
E
Karadag
Ahmet
A
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral