title: Kawasaki disease and hepatobiliary involvement: report of two cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Kawasaki disease (KD) without affection of the coronary artery system is rare. Optic nerve pathology together with KD has not been described earlier.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present one case of KD in a 12-year-old girl predominantly with prolonged cholestasis, and a second case of multiple recurrent KD in a 9-year-old boy with hepatomegaly and ischemic optic nerve neuropathy. The coronary artery system was not involved in either case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  KD warrants rapid diagnosis and immediate specific treatment in order to prevent the high risk of coronary artery aneurysm and stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036, Graz, Austria. ingeborg.keeling@medunigraz.at.
authors.forename: Ingeborg Marianne
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.affiliation: Department Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beran
authors.affiliation: Department Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Otto Eugen
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Dapunt
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous