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Acute ENT admission in Kawasaki disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. J. Murrant ,
J. A. CooK  and
S. H. Murch
N. J. Murrant*
Affiliation:
Dept of ENT Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
J. A. CooK
Affiliation:
Dept of ENT Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
S. H. Murch
Affiliation:
Lecturer in Child Health, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
*
N. J. Murrant, F.R.C.S., ENT Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Fosterhill, Aberdeen AB9 2ZB
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Abstract

Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is an acute vasculitis of childhood carrying a 1–2 per cent mortality from cardiovasular complications. Despite the extensive literature on Kawasaki disease in paediatric journals, there has been a paucity of documentation in the otolaryngological literature. This is despite the fact that Kawasaki disease may present as an otolaryngological emergency before the diagnosis is established. We describe three cases of Kawasaki disease, all of which presented to the ENT department of this hospital within a period of two months. These cases illustrate the slow evolution characteristic of the disease and highlight the difficulties of diagnosis in the initial febrile stage. We emphasize the importance of considering the diagnosis when treating a young child with a pyrexia resistant to antibiotics, as prompt introduction of therapy may decrease the risk of fatal coronary artery or cardiac involvement.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 7 , July 1990 , pp. 581 - 584
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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