Pulmonary symptoms in Kawasaki disease

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Aug;23(8):782-4. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000134313.86697.20.

Abstract

The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is based on 6 clinical criteria, 5 of which must be fulfilled. The presence of uncommon symptoms in addition to the classic criteria can be as misleading as the lack of common ones. Here we report 2 infants with marked pulmonary symptoms in the course of Kawasaki disease who were initially diagnosed with pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cough / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / pathology
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications*
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Respiration Disorders / etiology