Kawasaki Syndrome (mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) - DermAtlas

Contributor

Sonbol Ameli, MD

Diagnosis

Kawasaki syndrome (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome)

Body Site

leg foot ankle foot

Age

4 years

Pigmentation

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

red purple

Morphology

papule

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) symmetric

Comments

This 4-year-old boy developed unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy, nonpurulent conjunctivitis, erythema and edema of the hands and feet, red dry fissured lips, and target lesions on the legs. He looked ill and had a fever for a week which was unresponsive to antipyretics. He improve dramatically with intravenous immunoglobulin. Incidentally he had a small copngenital pigmented nevus on the left knee.

Description

symmetric discrete and confluent red to violaceous 0.5-2.0 cm plaques

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6/12/2006 8:02:27

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