Periungual desquamation in patients with Kawasaki disease.
Periungual desquamation is one of the clinical signs included in the Kawasaki disease (KD) case definition that manifests after the acute febrile phase of the illness. This clinical sign is sometimes used to diagnose cases that were initially missed. We conducted a retrospective review to determine the frequency with which periungual desquamation is associated with KD.
Wang
Susan
S
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Best
Brookie M
BM
Burns
Jane C
JC
D002648:Child; D005334:Fever; D005385:Fingers; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014034:Toes