Coronary Stenosis after Kawasaki Disease: Size Matters

Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of unknown etiology that primarily affects infants and young children.1-3 Although fever and mucocutaneous inflammation are self-limited, Kawasaki disease can cause lasting damage to the coronary arteries. Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) develop in approximately 25% of untreated patients and approximately 4% of those treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) within the first 10 days of illness.4,5 Thus, delayed or missed diagnosis of Kawasaki disease, often in young infants with incomplete clinical criteria, is an important risk factor in the development of CAA.

http://ift.tt/2ADav7P