title: [Cardiac and extracardiac complications in Kawasaki disease].
abstract: In terms of frequency and prognosis, discussions of the complications of Kawasaki disease have focused on coronary artery aneurysms and stenosis. However, as revealed by autopsy findings, medium and small muscular arteries in various organs could be injured in patients with Kawasaki disease, leading to the development of a variety of complications. Accurate diagnosis of Kawasaki disease can be especially difficult when incomplete Kawasaki disease is accompanied by rare complications involving the central nervous system, digestive system, and other systems in the body, which leads to delay in treatment and subsequent development of coronary artery aneurysms and delayed improvement of the existing complications. Doctors who treat Kawasaki disease should be familiar with the rare but important complications of Kawasaki disease.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamada
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*