kawasaki disease

Question 1

Prolonged fever and red eyes, hands and feet in a child should raise suspicion for

Answer 1

Kawasaki disease.

Question 2

Prolonged fever and red eyes, hands and feet in a child should raise suspicion for

Answer 2

Kawasaki disease.

Question 3

Criteria for diagnosis
and fever for how longer over
4/5 CREAM features

Answer 3

Criteria for diagnosis of Kawasaki disease include fever for >5 days,

4/5 of the ‘CREAM’ features: Conjunctivitis, Rash, Edema/Erythema of hands and feet, Adenopathy (cervical, commonly unilateral), Mucosal involvement (strawberry tongue, oral fissures etc).
aches and pains in his ankles and wrists with skin peeling off his fingertips
anteriro cervical chain large lymph nodes

Question 4

Kawasaki disease is a medium-vessel vasculitis, but the exact mechanisms and triggers are poorly understood.

Kawasaki disease is rare, but potentially fatal from the complication of coronary artery aneurysms, so it is crucial to perform

Answer 4

an echocardiogram to screen for this.

Question 5

tx

Answer 5

aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). - within 10 days of symtpom onset

Aspirin is usually avoided in children due to the risk of Reye syndrome (liver and brain damage post viral infection). w

Question 6

complciation of kawasaki

Answer 6

coronary artery anuerysm