title: Common bile duct stenosis and pancreatitis in Kawasaki disease: two cases and a review of the literature.
abstract: We report 2 children with Kawasaki disease, who developed pancreatitis and common bile duct abnormalities. After reviewing the literature, we conclude that Kawasaki disease may lead to such changes as a result of the underlying vasculitis characterizing this disease, or of direct inflammation of the biliary tree.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Rady Children's Hospital, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. rncherry@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cherry
authors.forename: Hillel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naon
authors.forename: Hartley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaminsky
authors.forename: Wilbert
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis