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Sunday 14 July 2019

Kawasaki Disease

Medium sized artery vasculitis in children under five years old.
Unknown aetiology but possibly infection.
Higher risk in Asians, especially Japenese and Koreans.

Signs
or
In the absense of inflammation (high WCC or CRP) Kawasaki is unlikely.
Don't wait for fever >5 days to diagnose it though - it might be incomplete.

https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/a-child-with-a-fever/
https://adc.bmj.com/content/99/1/74
https://www.paediatricfoam.com/2017/06/kawasaki-disease-pearls-and-pitfalls/?subscribe=success#blog_subscription-4
http://dontforgetthebubbles.com/kawasaki-disease-beware-the-incomplete/
http://rolobotrambles.com/notjustafever/
https://calgaryguide.ucalgary.ca/wp-content/uploads/image.php?img=2017/05/Kawasaki-Disease.jpg

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