Plaque psoriasis induced after Kawasaki disease.
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome and a multisystem vasculitis affecting children under five years of age. The induction of chronic plaque psoriasis following Kawasaki disease can be mediated by common pathomechanisms. A recently suggested pathomechanism is based upon superantigens, which may trigger both diseases in patients with suspected genetic predispositions. Herein, a case who developed psoriasis after Kawasaki disease is presented together with the related literature.
Ergin
Sibel
S
Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Karaduman
Ayşen
A
Demirkaya
Erkan
E
Bakkaloğlu
Ayşin
A
Ozkaya
Ozay
O
D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology