title: Plaque psoriasis induced after Kawasaki disease.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Sibel
authors: S
authors: Ergin
authors: Ayşen
authors: A
authors: Karaduman
authors: Erkan
authors: E
authors: Demirkaya
authors: Ayşin
authors: A
authors: Bakkaloğlu
authors: Ozay
authors: O
authors: Ozkaya
mesh_terms: 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