Penyakit Kawasaki
Also known as Kawasaki's disease, MLNS, acute febrile MCLS, acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome [MCLS], mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Kawasaki disease, KD, acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Infantile Polyarteritis Nodosa
Penyakit Kawasaki adalah penyakit autoimunitas dimana pembuluh darah berukuran sedang diseluruh tubuh menjadi meradang.
Key facts
- Other names
- Kawasaki syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
- Specialty
- Pediatrics , Rheumatology , Immunology
- Symptoms
- Fever > 5 days, large lymph nodes , rash, sore throat , diarrhea
- Complications
- Coronary artery aneurysms
- Usual onset
- < 5 years old
- Duration
- ~ 3 weeks
- Causes
- Unknown
- Risk factors
- Age of < 5 years old, genetics
- Diagnostic method
- Based on symptoms, ultrasound of the heart
- Differential diagnosis
- Scarlet fever , juvenile rheumatoid arthritis , paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome
- Medication
- Oral Aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin
- Prognosis