Kawasaki disease – Cardiology MCQ

Cardiovascular features of Kawasaki disease: a) Coronary aneurysms b) Myocarditis c) Aneurysms of medium sized non coronary arteries d) All of the above Correct answer: d) All of the above In addition to these pericarditis and endocardial involvement in the form of valvular regurgitation can occur Kawasaki disease. Congestive heart failure can occur in severe cases. Raynaud’s phenomenon and peripheral gangrene can be noted in some cases. Kawasaki disease is also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, originally described from Japan. But now it is known to occur in many other geographic regions, and it has become more commoner than rheumatic fever as a cause of cardiac involvement in children in the United States. Kawasaki disease is more likely to occur in children below the age of five years and is associated with fever lasting more than five days. Other important features are non exudative bilateral conjunctivitis, lesions in lips and oral cavity, exanthematous rash and lesions in extremities. Intravenous immunoglobulin given early in the course of illness is important in preventing progressive coronary artery involvement which is an important cause of mortality in Kawasaki disease. Late cardiac complications in Kawasaki disease include thrombus formation in the coronary aneurysms with myocardial infarction and obstructive coronary lesions due to fibrosis. The post Kawasaki disease – Cardiology MCQ appeared first on Cardiophile MD.
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