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Kawasaki syndrome

Kawasaki disease is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. It is a form of vasculitis, where blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Kawasaki disease
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
OrphaNet reference
Kawasaki disease 
May Cause
Arterial aneurysm
Arterial calcification
Arterial occlusion
Cardiomegaly
Cardiomegaly in childhood
Cerebral vasculitis
Colitis
Colonic distention without obstruction
Congenital heart disease
Conjunctivitis
Coronary artery abnormality
Coronary artery aneurysm
Cranial nerve paresis or paralysis
Distended gallbladder in a child
Encephalopathy
Enlarged gallbladder
Gangrene of finger or toe
Generalized osteoporosis
Heart failure
Heart failure in childhood
Intestinal obstruction
Intestinal obstruction in a child
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Ischemic heart disease
Myocardial infarction
Myopathy
Nonvisualization of gallbladder
Pericardial effusion
Skin rash
Stomatitis
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytosis
Vasculopathy

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