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Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is an acute vasculitis of childhood carrying a 1-2 per cent mortality from cardiovascular complications. Despite the extensive literature on Kawasaki disease in paediatric journals, there has been a paucity of documentation in the otolaryngology 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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PMID:Acute ENT admission in Kawasaki disease. 238 17

Systemic vasculitis (SV) is characterized by generalized vascular bed lesion involving vessels of different sizes into a pathological process. The paper presents the results of a follow-up of 500 patients with different forms of SV, by making studies of immunity and the hemostatic system, angioscanning, Doppler ultrasound study of vessels, electrophysiological studies (rheoencephalography, encephalography), computed and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, and visceral ultrasonography. A variety of clinical symptoms and involvement of different organs determine the interest of physicians of different specialties in the diagnosis and treatment of SV. The involvement of the nervous system in the process occurs in all forms of vasculitis, by afflicting the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems with the development of regulatory and functional disorders. Lesions of the visual organ are typical of nonspecific aortoarteritis (Takayasu's disease), Wegener's granulomatosis, giant-cell arteritis. Recurrent uveitis is characterized in Behcet's syndrome. Cutaneous manifestations are included into the classification criteria of nodal polyartheritis, hemorrhagic vasculitis, and Kawasaki's disease. ENT and oral involvement are observed in Wegener's granulomatosis.
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PMID:[Systemic vasculitis as an interdisciplinary problem]. 1565

Kawasaki disease also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is a generalised vasculitis of unknown etiology. Presenting a review of the literature and using our cases for illustration we discuss some of the pertinent features in the evaluation and management of patients with this condition. 2 cases of Kawasaki disease have been evaluated and treated in the department of ENT and Paediatrics who responded satisfactorily to treatment with I.V.Immunoglobulin and Aspirin. The case reports have been presented in view of the rarity of reporting of similar cases in India and the need for early diagnosis and prompt treatment to prevent coronary artery aneurysm and other serious complications.
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PMID:Kawasaki disease (syndrome)-our experience-. 2312 Mar 93