Kawasaki Disease Flashcards
1
Q
What group of people is Kawasaki Disease most commonly seen in ?
A
Children
2
Q
What are the clinical features of Kawasaki Disease?
A
-
High-grade fever which lasts for > 5 days.
- Fever is characteristically resistant to antipyretics
- Conjunctival injection
- Bright red, cracked lips
- Strawberry tongue
- Cervical lymphadenopathy
- Red palms of the hands and the soles of the feet which later peel
3
Q
What investigations are done for Kawasaki Disease?
A
None. It is a clinical diagnosis.
4
Q
What are children with Kawasaki Disease at risk of getting?
A
Coronary artery aneurysms
5
Q
How is it managed?
A
- High-dose aspirin
- Intravenous immunoglobulin
- Echocardiogram (rather than angiography) is used as the initial screening test for coronary artery aneurysms
