title: Cholestasis as the initial feature of Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Hepatobiliary involvement is uncommon in Kawasaki disease, and it is usually described as obstructive jaundice. From January 01, 2000 to August 31, 2010, 31 Kawasaki disease cases were diagnosed in our center. Three of them (9.7%) developed jaundice, but there were no gallbladder or bile duct abnormalities by ultrasonography, a feature rarely reported. Resolution of cholestasis paralleled improvement of the illness.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Torrecárdenas Hospital, Almería, Spain. mercetati@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibáñez-Alcalde
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Forte
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giménez-Sánchez
authors.forename: Ángeles
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Ortega-Montes
authors.forename: Gema
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martínez-Espinosa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography